I’m looking for a programming language that can help me build a desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that’s not big but not small either. Additionally, I’d like to be able to build a website with the same language. I’ve been considering Ruby, Python, Golang and JavaScript. Python seems to be mainly used for scripting and ai, so I’m not sure if it’s the best fit. JavaScript has a lot of negative opinions surrounding it, while Ruby sounds interesting. Can anyone recommend a language that meets my requirements?

  • roadrunner_ex@lemmy.caEnglish
    31·
    6 months ago

    If “build the server and client in the same language” is a hard requirement, I believe your only choice is JavaScript…

    The tone of the post makes me think you’re newer to programming, so I’ll leave it at that, as extensions to this question can overwhelm quickly, but yeah, JavaScript is a fine language for what you’re doing

    • RonSijm@programming.dev
      1·
      6 months ago

      If “build the server and client in the same language” is a hard requirement, I believe your only choice is JavaScript…

      You can probably also use Java. And I’ve used dotnet / c# for it. You can build the server in ASP-core, and a desktop client in Avalonia, or a website in Blazor

    • diy@sh.itjust.worksOP
      11·
      6 months ago

      Thank you alot for the response. And yes, I don’t have a lot of programming experience