From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:07:05 +0000 From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Message-ID: References: <422c2c66f1d93f0928ca31b8c1e0c927@hamnavoe.com>, Subject: Re: [9fans] nice quote Topicbox-Message-UUID: 67fdab70-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 In article , Akshat Kumar wrote: >> http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html > "Programming languages are just tools, after all." > >Considering that Plan 9 has only two inherent languages, >and its users often push for work to be done in only those, >what is the Plan 9 perspective of languages and tools in >relation to each other? >Is it in agreement with this statement? It's certainly true that cultures and mindsets build up around different things, some of it reasonable, some of it not, and I observe Plan 9 is not much different in this regard. That said, saying "push" and "inherent" are probably inherently pushing things :) -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?