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This leaves out a couple of use-cases. Most of the "great tools" I use help with project development. And even if not, I'd rather argue it the other way around:
by phaylon 16y ago
This leaves out a couple of use-cases. Most of the "great tools" I use help with project development. And even if not, I'd rather argue it the other way around: Great languages allow for great tools to be built around them.
- tomjen3 16y agoOkay that I cannot agree with, unless you consider Java a great language.
- kscaldef 16y agoFalse conclusion. Here's what you did: 1) great languages have (or can have) great tools (per parent) 2) Java has great tools (you seem to be saying implicitly) 3) Therefore, Java is a great language See the problem?
- Retric 16y agoThat's suggests a vary week meaning of his orignial phrase. "Great languages allow for great tools to be built around them." Is ambigous your version suggests he ment, "Great languages" don't prevent good tools from being created. But, that's a fairly week reading. It's more natural to read it as, language design limits the quality of tools you can build, so only great languages can support truly great tools.
- phaylon 16y agoI rather meant to say that I think the ability of language users/developers to write powerful tools is a very important quality.