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Why aren't programmers more pragmatic? I like lisp better than any other language but if there is a better solution in another language then I will try to eithe
by zitterbewegung 17y ago
Why aren't programmers more pragmatic? I like lisp better than any other language but if there is a better solution in another language then I will try to either learn it or use it. Why can't programmers see that languages are tools to be used and not fight if one tool is used over the other. You don't necessarily see this with other craftspeople when they create things. I don't see people arguing over hammers and if you did it sounds really stupid.
- RyanMcGreal 17y ago>I don't see people arguing over hammers I don't think the analogy makes sense here. Unlike programming languages, there's little operational difference between one brand of hammer and another. Maybe brand X is known to last longer than brand Y, but they will still be more or less identical in daily use (aim, swing, get thumb out of way).
- jacquesm 17y agoActually I know a carpenter that would probably murder you if you took away his 'Estwing'. So even in hammers there is apparently distinction enough to get people very attached to their tools. And don't get a woodworker started about their chisels either.
- dagw 17y agoAll craftspeople argue about tools. Be it sewing machines, chisels, knives, scissors, paints, brushes and just about anything else you can think of. Everybody has their favourite brand and design. The reason you don't see it is probably because you don't hang out at the right (online and offline) forums.