Go, Rust, Swift, Perl
Looking at my computer programming bookshelf, I see I have books on Go, Rust, Swift and Perl. I’m asking myself why do I need all these any longer The answer is, I don’t. At this point in my programming journey (retired programming journey) Go will accomplish everything I need to worry about. Rust is overkill since I won’t be building any compilers. Swift won’t be of any use since I don’t plan on writing any native Apple apps. Who uses Perl anymore?
You might be wondering, what the hell do I need programming for?! After all, I’ve been retired for almost seven years and my daily routine consists largely of things that are antithetical to computing. (Among them this blog, Pickleball, Cycling, Skiing, and a bit of travel and camping thrown in now and then for good measure.) The only answer I can give you is I’m not ready to let “Go” (no pun intended) of 1995 yet.