OK. And this is what is used to code VScode plugins ?

yeah they're often a patchwork of .js and .ts with occasional standalone processes in other frameworks. At the end of the day the "electron engine" is a node.js application so it runs javascript

OK. I have no clue of java or js (so ts .....). I have been learning some R and Python lately but I still need a LOT of time to prepare my scripts. Hard to know were to invest time the more wisely for code learning

I have been told that Kotlin was really nice and worth it. But I dont hear of many people using it

js looks cool but scares me somehow

Yeah I started with python, Matlab, R, Excel. I've had similar trepidation with javascript and I think it's because when I've looked at the source I saw a wide range of syntax and didn't quite know which parts did what.

javascript is served by most of the websites you visit and basically runs in a (relatively) secure sandbox within your browser so that you can run fancy GUIs locally. javascript has been extended so that the language can also be used to script server-side actions, see node.js. If you want to get started with javascript, you can learn to do most basic scripting tasks with javascript on node.js as easily as python. To build a high performance web application and it's server-side behavior is a huge undertaking though and may even require an understanding of the underlying node.js engine (written in c++ I believe). Fortunately, for so many things like that, most of the heavy lifting has already been done and you can download tons of functionality with package managers like npm.

If you're trying to pivot from bio or chem into software engineering like me, well I'm not really sure if I'm one to offer advice because I'm trying to figure this out as I go too. All I know is that javascript is going to probably help me accomplish most of my wishlist of tasks in the foreseeable future. Otherwise, the jobs I work on will probably determine the rest of my learning investments. If you're staying in academia for science, you can't go wrong with Python/Matlab/R/Excel.

*I'm pivoting from physics, but it's a similar transition in terms of coding skills.

Also, Kotlin, like Java (as distinct from javascript) gets compiled into byte code for the JVM (Java virtual machine) which is the most common code for android mobile apps but can also be used for server-side applications.... so since Kotlin is designed to be easier to write, that's probably the language of choice for mobile development (a software industry subsection)

Also, anyone please correct me if I'm wrong on this stuff lol

yep bio/chem background here and trying to integrate computational skills on the fly ...

Have a heard a lot of good thing also from Rust, it's starting to be used more and more in data science

Well honestly I moved over to prefer Haxe since it gets compiled to everything else. But currently its mostly used for Game development since It means less people needed to provide Code for different platforms Like you can write your library once and use it in different environments with different Compilation Targets.

I'll have to look into it

If you have questions about it feel free to shoot me a dm.

I haven't seen much traction of Kotlin outside Android development. Unless you want to move in this space I'd rather look at more general purpose languages. Just my 2ct

at the end of the day, the specific programming language is less important then picking up something that will make you excited and that you can use in your day to day. once you learn the concepts of one language, it becomes easier to learn adjacent languages. if you are transitioning from the sciences; python is a great choice. if you want to do web development: javascript/typescript. mobile: look at swift and kotlin

here’s an interesting article ranking languages based on runtime capabilities https://www.kevinslin.com/notes/69369dee-a78c-477d-adbe-b460cc83c1b6.html

Any reaseon why suddendly I cannot see my note reference or links in the markdown preview ?

I guess it comes from a collapse with other markdown plugins ....

I allready seen this before but cant remember how to resolve this

can you try closing the preview and opening it again?

I did. Also reloaded the window in Vscode

but stays like this ...

hmm, are you using dendron markdown preview?

Ah ok i get it

so the thing is that I used BOTH Dendron Markdown Enhanced Preview AND Markdown Enhanced Preview

So this combination allows me to view and display my bibliography nicely

like here https://discord.com/channels/717965437182410783/735365126227493004/794862577548263434