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on Apr 03, 2001 at 07:53 UTC ( [id://69189]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Actually if you have been around computers a while it is immediately apparent upon reading the discussion that the author of that link has quite a bit more knowledge than the average, "Language X sucks because" author. Yes, and also the link under "dime" in my post is from Tom Christiansen, whom of course noone needs to be reminded is one of Perl's founding fathers...talking about what sucks about it. My point was not to dismiss the technical merits of the article (I saved myself the time of reading that particular article, because I've read more X vs Y, "why this is best/worst" articles/ng posts/marketing spiel from language homepages than I can remember. More than enough to make me sick), but rather to point out that these language comparisons are bottomless pits. As I also mentioned briefly in the CB too at one point, I find it interesting how Perl programmers (of which, I occasionally consider myself one) stress not to reinvent the wheel, and yet few hesitate to discuss over and over and over the same topics (is anyone here going to argue that any Slashdot article that even mentions Perl or Python or Ruby in the title doesn't turn into a language war 95% of the time?). As programmers, we should know better. The fact that we haven't figured out that these debates have already been done (pleeeeeeeease don't try to convince me this isn't Perl vs. Java number 289282112), is maybe one more indication of why many people make the claim that software development is still in its primitive stages. Those who really want to know what is the best language/IDE/OS/Widget Toolkit/Perl Book, etc, etc aren't asking about, they're doing it and figuring it out for themselves. When are we going to realize that the more you listen to the thoughts of others to help you make a decision, the more you'll chase your own tail? Every language (or OS, or IDE, or text editor, etc) has serious drawbacks to it in one arena or another (and if you ask, I'll be happy to tell what it is that I personally hate about Perl, or C, or C++, or Powerbuilder or Cobol, or Windows, or Linux, or OpenBSD, or...), and everybody thinks in different ways. How many more "X vs Y" debates are there going to be before we acknowledge this? The only way you'll every really know what works better for you is to forget the hype and just write code. Update: When are we going to realize that the more you listen to the thoughts of others to help you make a decision, the more you'll chase your own tail? When are we going to realize that the more you listen to the thoughts of others to tell you what the best language/OS/IDE/Widget Toolkit/etc for you is, the more you'll chase your own tail?
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