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1) As an HN submission, it's certainly better than most. Anything with code in it beats "Startup lessons from J-Lo". 2) Beauty is a matter of taste. It might n
by nir 17y ago
1) As an HN submission, it's certainly better than most. Anything with code in it beats "Startup lessons from J-Lo".
2) Beauty is a matter of taste. It might not be the Bar Rafaeli of languages, but I wouldn't think it's so ugly as to require "forceful contradiction".
- wensing 17y agoI like what I see of the DSL, but I don't believe meritorious beauty is a matter of taste. Coke vs. Pepsi - taste Python vs. PHP - not-taste For a better explanation, see: http://www.paulgraham.com/taste.html http://www.paulgraham.com/taste.html
- nir 17y agoI think we're in agreement. My distinction is: Beautiful vs Nice - taste. Beautiful vs Ugly - not taste. So, since it's obvious this DSL isn't ugly, being less than beautiful doesn't really merit HN's negative response. In any case, the negative comments seem to be doing great, which is sad for HN. My experience is that people who actually produce stuff (in any field) aren't usually publicly critical of other people's work, since they can appreciate the effort involved, and don't want to be at the same spot when they release their own work.
- scott_s 17y agoCriticism is not a bad thing.