Syntax is easy; the standard library is the real learning curve
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That is actually, learning the syntax is not that hard. The, what most people find the biggest learning curve is to learn the standard library of whatever the language they're in.
Episode 238: Podherpes (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:00:05 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Dave splits learning a language into two parts. Syntax can be picked up in a couple of hours playing in a REPL. The real curve is learning the standard library, which takes time as you keep reaching for the same functions. Most things fall down in the details once you go off the standard playbook.
Not in the audio. Guest episode (Barry Luijbregts; 0.35 threshold). In this segment Dave is interviewing Barry about his vibe-coding project (he asks the follow-up questions), so these Dave-labeled runs fit the host.
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Episode 219: Buttcast (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:20:31 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
And 90% of your code is going to be using the standard library, no matter what language you're in.
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