Calling yourself a C Programmer isn't anything like saying you're a hammer carpenter. The analogy breaks down so quickly I don't know where to begin. Maybe he

Calling yourself a C Programmer isn't anything like saying you're a hammer carpenter. The analogy breaks down so quickly I don't know where to begin. Maybe here: A programming language is a tool. Each one fits it's own problem-set. And what would that "problem-set" be, exactly? The boundaries between the utility of a hammer and utility of a saw are quite clear. The boundaries between the utility of PHP and Ruby are very blurry. Strictly speaking, both languages are turing-complete and are equally capable of solving the same "problem-sets".