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> Aren't all powerful languages poised to have this problem? Probably. How many of these powerful languages started out that way and received widespread adopti
by flukus 7y ago
> Aren't all powerful languages poised to have this problem?
Probably. How many of these powerful languages started out that way and received widespread adoption though? C++ was basically C with classes when it become big. C# and Java are complex beasts now but both gained popularity when they were much simpler.
Programming languages need to be comprehensible to your average programmer and not just a few elites.
- pjmlp 7y agoProgramming languages for the average programmer end up with libraries full of boilerplate and code generators to work around lack of features.