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Standard library = socialism Many open libraries = capitalism Since capitalism elucidates turrets in some people, I'll add that what I'm driving at is compet
by josh33 17y ago
Standard library = socialism
Many open libraries = capitalism
Since capitalism elucidates turrets in some people, I'll add that what I'm driving at is competition breeds innovation and quality. If one library adds functionality another doesn't have, then it will add it, and in the process, improve on it. Awesome!
- spoondan 17y agoA standard library does not preclude third-party libraries. In fact, a good standard library can make it more likely for third-party libraries to meaningfully compete. Reducing the amount of incidental (utility) code that needs to be written can: 1. Allow established entrants to focus on more beneficial areas. 2. Lower the barrier to entry for new offerings. 3. Reduce the number of defects by shifting resources away from maintenance of incidental functionality.
- RyanMcGreal 17y agoThree cheers for the mixed economy!
- xtho 17y agoC++, Java, C#, even common lisp programmers are socialists then? And hey, JavaScript is a standard too. Does this mean JavaScript is the tool of socialists? I personally consider it actually funny how the notions of socialism and capitalism are used by some posters on this website as if we still had 1970 or something. How old are you?
- cousin_it 17y agoWhile josh33's point about politics was pretty inane, there is indeed danger in picking one framework as the "standard". Imagine if C++ adopted Qt as the standard, leaving WxWidgets, Ultimate++ and others in the lurch. I think this would be the proper analogy to the proposal of pulling jQuery into the JavaScript standard.