Some say you must start with a simple programming language and learn your way up. Others tell you to learn a low level language such as C to understand how everything works.
I've seen plenty of developers who started with Python or JS, and some who started with C. Comparing them, there is no doubt about which method yields the best developers.
The good news is that it's never too late to go back to the fundamentals.
@oantolin
> semi-informal pseudocode
There is #TLAplus nowadays, a very intriguing option as a first "design language". @galdor
Another approach might be to first learn how to write and execute a test plan (maybe the Ruby Cucumber way, or with a #PropertyBasedTesting tool).
Intro post for discuss.systems: hi, I'm Andrew! TLA+ is my main thing these days, both on-contract (writing specs, reviewing specs) and personal projects (working on test infra to safely open up the TLA+ tools to changes). Other than that I'm learning/using nix and hoping to get into verified low-level development this year!
I moved here from fosstodon because so many of you are working on & writing about interesting things, and I like scrolling the local feed!