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1. Find a new platform that will be a huge success in a few years. 2. Make your language the default way to program on that platform. 3. Wait. Isn't t
by j_baker 17y ago
1. Find a new platform that will be a huge success in a few years.
2. Make your language the default way to program on that platform.
3. Wait.
Isn't that a bit like saying that you can start a startup by:
1. Find a new market that's untapped.
2. Make your product the best product in that field.
3. Wait.
Strictly speaking that is probably correct advice. It's just not very useful. It just begs too many other questions: How do I find an untapped market? How do I make it the best product in that field?
- bobbyi 17y agoIt's also reminiscent of Steve Martin's two-step plan for how to make a million dollars and not pay any taxes.
- lmkg 17y agoThe article isn't actually meant as a guide. It's meant as a commentary on what makes programming languages popular, and the conceit of a "guide" format is just a rhetorical device.
- antipaganda 17y agoYou can quite happily make your language the DEFAULT way to program on a platform even though it isn't necessarily the BEST way to program on that platform. Just ask Steve Jobs.