From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <2522920406.enqueue@as-laptop> <0031c5cf57e92ce48e169455b02639be@quintile.net> <8oqsn9xcur.ln2@news.homelinux.net> From: Dan Cross Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:38:06 -0500 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175882b480260004cf166b5a Subject: Re: [9fans] c++ Topicbox-Message-UUID: e0add78c-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --0015175882b480260004cf166b5a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Personally, I think that all of this language posturing is "geekier-than-thou" nonsense. Calling C++ or Java a disease? Really? Suggesting that if you use one of those languages you're somehow mentally deficient? Really? Suggesting someone change jobs because they're asked to program in C++? Really? In the big scheme of things, absolutely none of this matters. Whether one programs in Java, C, Go, COBOL or 370 assembler doesn't really make any difference; one could die tomorrow, and would anyone care what language s/he programmed in? really? This world has bigger problems than that. Programming languages are tools; nothing more. Use whichever one fits the problem at hand. If you're the kind of person who geeks out on and enjoys playing around with new tools; the kind that appreciates the relative aesthetic quality of one versus the other, more power to you: but understand that trying to reformulate problems so that one can apply one's whizz-bang new shiny SuperHammer when the thing that comes out of parents' toolbox will do is just wasting time. I came across this recently, and it really resonated: http://www.lindsredding.com/2012/03/11/a-overdue-lesson-in-perspective/ - Dan C. --0015175882b480260004cf166b5a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Personally, I think that all of this language posturing is "geekier-th= an-thou" nonsense.

Calling C++ or Java a disease? = =C2=A0Really?
Suggesting that if you use one of those languages y= ou're somehow mentally deficient? =C2=A0Really?
Suggesting someone change jobs because they're asked to program in= C++? =C2=A0Really?

In the big scheme of things, abs= olutely none of this matters. =C2=A0Whether one programs in Java, C, Go, CO= BOL or 370 assembler doesn't really make any difference; one could die = tomorrow, and would anyone care what language s/he programmed in? =C2=A0rea= lly? =C2=A0This world has bigger problems than that. =C2=A0

Programming languages are tools; nothing more. =C2=A0Us= e whichever one fits the problem at hand. =C2=A0If you're the kind of p= erson who geeks out on and enjoys playing around with new tools; the kind t= hat appreciates the relative aesthetic quality of one versus the other, mor= e power to you: but understand that trying to reformulate problems so that = one can apply one's whizz-bang new shiny SuperHammer when the thing tha= t comes out of parents' toolbox will do is just wasting time.

I came across this recently, and it really resona= ted:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 - Dan C.

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