alternative to python

[Larz60+]

I already know all three, but a bit rusty. I'm not a big fan of web programming,
so only use js when doing web programming. So last time I had the urge, I took
a look at Scheme.

Lisp is mighty powerful. Scheme makes it more so. It's free, and well documented.
if interedted, see: https://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme/

Of the three you mentioned 'C' was my favorite. I still like it, and programmed with
it many years. I will still use it for all embedded micro-controller work.

[ichabod801]

Lisp is mighty powerful.

I definitely recommend learning Lisp. It's the best language out there for making you think differently about how you program.

[micseydel]

I've heard that Rust is largely replacing C. Assembly I think is useful for learning more about hardware, which is great, but shouldn't be misunderstood as (generally) useful. JS is a necessary evil right now :(

[ichabod801]

I've heard that Rust is largely replacing C.

Any opinions on D? Looks more interesting to me than Rust.

[micseydel]

I don't know that much about D, I hear it mentioned a couple times a year. Rust seems to be getting wildly popular very quickly, only came out last year and has been getting a ton of attention.

[wavic]

D? First time hear it.

[Larz60+]

Go here to find out about it
Sure looks like C to me

[Skaperen]

Are you talking about a make make program of sorts?
I used FORTRAN quite a bit, and wrote a few printer drivers in PL/1
They were OK for their day, but I actually liked lisp better
(and still use it once in a while, although today I use the MIT scheme dialect)

it could be like that but it did less.  it was intended to make pre-punched control cards for students where engineering students were doing FORTRAN while CS students were doing PL/1.

[Larz60+]

You also had to provide a keypunch machine program that wrapped around a drum
which created auto tabs for the keypunch operator, as programs had to be written in
specific columns or they would reject during compile.

We didn't have to send our cards out, but did have to submit to the computer operations staff
by 4 PM in order to get a compile, and a printout the next morning.

Shortcuts were often taken in card sequences (usually punched at the start of a card) were
often skipped usually for inserted program instruction. If your box (or boxes) or cards got
dropped on the floor, it would take a long to rearrange from the last printout.

I don't miss those days!

[nilamo]

I don't know that much about D, I hear it mentioned a couple times a year. Rust seems to be getting wildly popular very quickly, only came out last year and has been getting a ton of attention.

That sounds a lot like Go and Ruby on Rails.  Give it a year, and there'll be a new language/framework that's all the buzz :p