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It's the facial hair. If Matz and his followers had more facial hair, the Ruby scene would rock. I know he may be doing the best he can, but the fact remains:
by Daniel_Newby 17y ago
It's the facial hair. If Matz and his followers had more facial hair, the Ruby scene would rock. I know he may be doing the best he can, but the fact remains: programming languages are awesome in proportion to the beardiness of their creators and cheerleaders. K&R? Check. Guido? Check. John McCarthy? Check. Wall? Moustache but no beard, so half-sucky but tolerable. Stroustrup? Trimmed down a lot, so good but not truly awesome. The Lua guy? Worse than Matz. Java, PHP, and JavaScript? You can see the faces! The skin!!!11! And let's not forget COBOL, the only language to develop actual estrogen poisoning.
What's the beard coverage fraction at your company?
- ratsbane 17y agoIn defense of Larry Wall's moustache, it's awesome in a way that either Sonny Bono or Thomas Magnum could be proud of.
- Daniel_Newby 17y agoHis moustache needs no defending. It is indeed awesome. It's just not a beard.
- DanielBMarkham 17y agoReminds me of a scene from the TV series "Cheers". Norm is at the bar. "Jesus. Socrates. Plato. What did they have?" The bartender shrugs. "I'll tell you. Sandals, that's what. Most all your great thinkers had great footwear." Beards and sandals? Could be the basis for the next programming evolution.
- wyclif 17y agoThe first thing you will need to get started with Emacs is a beard. --Wilhelm Bierbaum, Dec. 22 2009 http://twitter.com/wilhelmbierbaum/status/6936568390 http://twitter.com/wilhelmbierbaum/status/6936568390