> Every tool has its own advantages and disadvantages. I agree with this, but only as a conversation starter, not a rebuttal-killer. When I was a PHP dev I ha

> Every tool has its own advantages and disadvantages. I agree with this, but only as a conversation starter, not a rebuttal-killer. When I was a PHP dev I had a colleage who liked to say "the only tool nobody complains about is the one that nobody uses", as if that somehow makes all tools equal. Yes, all languages have flaws; no, not all languages will set the font colour to 33200000000000 because they guess that the string "332e11" should actually be treated as an integer written in exponential notation. Looking back, I guess it's a form whataboutism (although without any specific examples). PS: I absolutely agree with (almost) everyone that personal attacks are absolutely unjustified.