Levi Pearson wrote:
Ultimately, though, I think we would be better served by replacing C and its descendants (C++, Java, etc.) with something more flexible. Of course, I recognize this isn't a very popular view, but a man can dream, can't he?
Well, that's a very popular view in some communities, and it's popular with some of us in this group.
Unfortunately, it seems that the different communities within hackerdom are generally unaware of each other. When I was in the BBS community, I thought the BBS community was so big that there could not be any other community quite so big. I though there just weren't enough computer geeks to support another community of that size. Then I discovered the Java community and found out a community could be even bigger. Then I discovered the Linux community and expanded my view of what big was. Then I discovered the Python community, and that finally convinced me that I am completely unable to comprehend the size of a big community. It's like trying to count stars.
So I've decided that choosing the technology with the biggest community is a thoroughly misguided approach. Choose communities and technologies by quality, not quantity.
Of course, I'm preaching to the choir here. :-) Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
