Exactly this, Dan. Thanks. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Dan Cross <cro...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > >
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