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This is a very particular crowd, largely into web software and ecosystems for rapid growth of SaaS. I wouldn't extrapolate this crowd into software languages i
by chillingeffect 10y ago
This is a very particular crowd, largely into web software and ecosystems for rapid growth of SaaS. I wouldn't extrapolate this crowd into software languages in general. You should always use the best tool for the job.
Many people write quite excellent software in C/C++ every day. Just as many people use chainsaws, drive cars, fire guns and take pills every day. These are all productive activities with low floors and high ceilings. Anyone can jump in and make a mess. It takes care and attention to do them well.
- jimjimjim 10y agoagree. If this was an enterprise/cio/it/gov discussion web site then all the conversations would be java and .net vs c++ if this was a scientific computing website then python, c/c++ and fortran and would be mentioned etc. if this was a hardware/firmware website it would be c vs (whatever black magic is used by hardware wizards).
- austinz 10y agoVHDL vs Verilog flame wars everywhere. Also, discussions on people's favorite idiosyncratic, vendor-specific dialect of C for embedded devices.
- chillingeffect 10y agoGah, this. Also noobs who want to "replace their 2,000 device-per-year microcontroller application with an FPGA so that it can someday be put onto a ASIC." They're basically vinyl hipsters who fancy themselves "EE/chip designerz" and want to immortalize themselves.