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Rust

Well, why not indeed.

Pros:

- you get a good glimpse of both imperative and functional language worlds;

- you get to practice using low-level data structures;

- you get used to thinking about concepts like ownership (on a higher level) that are applicable to other languages;

- you get used to consistent code styling that would look appropriate in other languages;

- chances are whatever popular language you learn next will feel like a walk in the park.

Cons:

- it is not an 'OOP' language;

- Rust is highly addictive and contagious;

- chances are whatever popular language you learn next will feel lacking compared to Rust;

- actually landing a Rust gig would be extremely hard.

I am in a similar situation and i am happy about it. I don't belong to anyone; that means i can work for anyone. This gives the flexibility to get involved in projects I am truly passionate about. There are things maturity does better; one of the those is the ability to think logically, clearly and abstractly. Based on your skills, you would be under selling yourself as a programmer because you have more than just programming skills. What you have are problem solving skills. If I were you, I would look for consultant & advisor jobs. I know a couple a companies that look for people with your set of skills, shoot me an email if you're interested.

HfM is great to play with and learn Haskell. For a real project, I use Haskell Vim IDE.

Sometimes You just have to follow your heart. It's not about getting it right; it's about doing what's right.

Haskell

Haskell has very mature libraries to build web and CLI programs.

A little bit of smile, a little bit of patience, and a little bit of self-compassion brighten me up.

How to install Linux on a Surface was the first thing popped in my mind