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I don't agree that all languages are created equal in this regard. I think that there are cultural norms and expectations that come with certain languages that
by michaelchisari 10y ago
I don't agree that all languages are created equal in this regard. I think that there are cultural norms and expectations that come with certain languages that make them more or less susceptible to "cleverness."
For instance, python has never had the problems that ruby or perl had.
- stcredzero 10y agoI don't agree that all languages are created equal in this regard. I never said that. I'm only asserting that no language is completely immune, because hubristic cleverness is intermediate to stupidity and genius. I think that there are cultural norms and expectations that come with certain languages that make them more or less susceptible to "cleverness." Cultural norms can indeed help or hurt.
- atilaneves 10y agoI've seen Ruby-like Python. Just because Ruby makes it easier to do metaprogramming doesn't mean you can't do it in Python.
- michaelchisari 10y agoOf course it's not impossible.