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Is <insert whatever type of language /> programming harmful? What question is that?! If you write malware with it, yes it is! Though not for you.

• lucozade 10y ago
  They're just using a headline derived from Dijkstra's "Go To Statement Considered Harmful". As with Dijkstra it's a bit clickbaity i.e. they really mean use with care rather than harmful. Making it a question just gives the extra benefit of making it likely to conform to Betteridge's law. So a meme win-win really.
  • sitkack 10y ago
    It also conforms to Sturgeon's Law.
  • cwyers 10y ago
    Of course, Dijkstra wasn't really clickbaiting, as clicks hadn't been invented yet.
• Apaze 10y ago
  "-3 points"? Damn! Did you lose your sense of humor ?