Stop comparing programming languages

  • Python is versatile
  • JavaScript is powerful
  • Ruby is elegant
  • C is essential
  • C++
  • Java is robust
  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    C++ is all of those, provided you pick any 10% of it.

    You’re not supposed to cast every spell in the evil grimoire.

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      7 months ago

      Well, except “robust”, unless you have very strict code standards, review processes, and static analysis.

      (And arguably it’s never elegant, though that’s almost purely a matter of taste.)