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Over time, I've come to notice that once any online forum reaches a certain critical mass of programmers, nearly any mention of a specific programming language
by rpeden 10y ago
Over time, I've come to notice that once any online forum reaches a certain critical mass of programmers, nearly any mention of a specific programming language will devolve into a flamewar about that language.
I find it frustrating, but I also suspect that it's been that case since approximately forever ago. One day I plan to don a flame retardant suit and wade into Usenet archives to see if programmers were as prone to language flamewars 30+ years ago as they are now.
I'm guessing the answer is probably yes. :)
- AdieuToLogic 10y ago... if programmers were as prone to language flamewars 30+ years ago as they are now. I'm guessing the answer is probably yes. :) Your guess is spot on. Not only languages (C vs Pascal, "why doesn't anyone use Ada?"), but probably best remembered for the vi vs emacs crusades. Though about 20+ years ago there were some pretty heated exchanges regarding OOP which seem to still smolder to this day (see HN history for evidence :-)). There's a reason why Godwin's law[0] came about :-D 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
- johnfn 10y agoI think it's the whole bikeshedding thing, where people will jump to talking about the most superficial thing they have an opinion about.