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I would contend that java should be considerably lower on the fun scale. Maybe they are counting other languages that target the JVM? Also perl is apparently a
by robohamburger 10y ago
I would contend that java should be considerably lower on the fun scale. Maybe they are counting other languages that target the JVM?
Also perl is apparently as fun for humans python which I also find suspect after maintaining perl 5.x code.
Turns out this subjective made up graph is subjective and made up I guess.
- antod 10y ago> Also perl is apparently as fun for humans python which I also find suspect after maintaining perl 5.x code. When people talk about a language being 'fun', they need to distinguish between writing something new for the first time vs maintaining something or figuring out someone else's code.
- robohamburger 10y agoYeah I suppose at this point the graph falls apart since even the prospect of writing new perl code does not sound fun to me but I am sure could be fun to someone.
- antod 10y agoYeah, I wouldn't want to be writing new Perl either. It was actually Ruby's "optimized for developer happiness" mantra that triggered my comment. Sometimes I mumble under my breath that Ruby is Perl for the 21st century - gleefully creative hackers leaving behind overly clever code for far less happy developers to deal with. A culture of optimising the elegance of the API over the simplicity and maintenance of the implementation.
- majewsky 10y agoI disagree. With practice, you can write very clean Perl code that's easy to follow along because all the modules play along nicely. Ruby OTOH has a culture of gems doing all kinds of mysterious black magic that make it difficult for a maintainer to figure out the data flow. Source: Maintained a 300 kLOC Perl application for 3 years, now working with legacy and new Rails applications.