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Two distinct responses, so two separate replies. Second, the point of the post is that it is a benefit to the programmer to learn and use multiple languages. I
by raganwald 17y ago
Two distinct responses, so two separate replies. Second, the point of the post is that it is a benefit to the programmer to learn and use multiple languages. I get the feeling that the Apple row is a McGuffin, a way to introduce his thoughts on programming education.
- _delirium 17y agoYeah, my guess is the 2nd also. The author of the post also has a background being interested in how differences in computational platforms affect what's produced on them. He has a whole book on how, when looking at "Atari games", it's not irrelevant that they were made on an Atari, and to really understand them requires understanding the Atari VCS programming model and hardware: http://www.bogost.com/books/video_computer_system.shtml http://www.bogost.com/books/video_computer_system.shtml My high-level read of this post is a worry that that's becoming no longer true: the way that programming and hardware differences made Atari VCS, arcade, Commodore 64, and Apple II software each have its own distinctive style, might not be replicated in the present day, as Android, iPhone, and Blackberry apps all look like the same munge of identical apps compiled through some compatibility layer, and not really taking advantage of anything distinctive about each platform.