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> it could be a legacy and baggage if the authors resist to change. Every few years there is a new batch of programming languages that come out and they all ga

> it could be a legacy and baggage if the authors resist to change. Every few years there is a new batch of programming languages that come out and they all gain a small passionate community that tries to convince the internet how much better that language is. They inevitably use the argument that code not written in the new language is 'legacy' and 'resistant to change'. Neither of those assertions are accurate or enlightening unless you can provide a proposed replacement and prove the superiority of the new code. Simply telling other programmers to rewrite there code in xyz language with such arguments is primarily a case of armchair development. If you really think it could be done better then do it and prove it.

devy 10y ago
> If you really think it could be done better then do it and prove it. What I said is my believe and opinion, obviously. I don't have the skill set neither have time to do/prove it, unfortunately. But that shouldn't prevent me from speaking out my opinion, should it? Just like a lot of people really think space travel could be done better but not all of them have the capability and resources to do it and prove it.
- generic_user 10y ago
  > I don't have the skill set neither have time to do/prove it, unfortunately. But that shouldn't prevent me from speaking out my opinion, should it? Given the fact that programming language fanboy noise is a constant problem in language threads it would be nice to see less posts of higher quality then the same arguments that are always made. Its not really going to change anyone mind that has experience and the people who do argue are usually inexperienced with vapid counter arguments. So I guess the answer is no. If you have an uninformed opinion then its better to not add noise and let the people who really know there topic enlighten us with a well argued not very noisy discussion. I think the value of NH is very much quality over quantity.

devy 10y ago

> If you really think it could be done better then do it and prove it. What I said is my believe and opinion, obviously. I don't have the skill set neither have time to do/prove it, unfortunately. But that shouldn't prevent me from speaking out my opinion, should it? Just like a lot of people really think space travel could be done better but not all of them have the capability and resources to do it and prove it.

generic_user 10y ago
> I don't have the skill set neither have time to do/prove it, unfortunately. But that shouldn't prevent me from speaking out my opinion, should it? Given the fact that programming language fanboy noise is a constant problem in language threads it would be nice to see less posts of higher quality then the same arguments that are always made. Its not really going to change anyone mind that has experience and the people who do argue are usually inexperienced with vapid counter arguments. So I guess the answer is no. If you have an uninformed opinion then its better to not add noise and let the people who really know there topic enlighten us with a well argued not very noisy discussion. I think the value of NH is very much quality over quantity.