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I asked a similar question[1] of Arc many moons ago and received an interesting answer from pg[2] that I think applies: A lot of people seem to feel that a
by fogus 16y ago
I asked a similar question[1] of Arc many moons ago and received an interesting answer from pg[2] that I think applies:
A lot of people seem to feel that a language
isn't real unless the designer is talking to
them every day. But that's not the only way
languages happen. Nor possibly the best way.[3]
I feel like you get better ideas if you think
in units of occasional essays rather than a
stream of tweets. It seems likely the same
will be true with language design.
Rich and Stuart Halloway have indeed been silent in the public forums recently, but I seriously doubt that they have stalled one iota.
[1]: http://blog.fogus.me/2009/02/06/yegge-clojure-arc-and-lolita-or-days-of-future-past/ http://blog.fogus.me/2009/02/06/yegge-clojure-arc-and-lolita...
[2]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=470254 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=470254
[3]: Hammock-driven development http://clojure.blip.tv/file/4457042/ http://clojure.blip.tv/file/4457042/
- foljs 16y agoA pg quote AND a pg styled references list? Really? (Downvote freely)
- Semiapies 16y agoI think that's a bit apples and oranges. Arc is a long-term project that pg has said doesn't actually "have" to be useful to anyone anytime soon. Clojure, on the other hand, is under active, public development, as swannodette points out.
- j_baker 16y agoI think you might be missing fogus's point to a certain degree. His point is that active, public development for a language might not necessarily mean that the language designer is keeping contact every day. You might only receive periodic updates. I don't see cookies being all that different from Arc in that respect. Cookies doesn't have to be useful anytime soon either because, well, it is useful already.
- Semiapies 16y agoI think you are arguing a connection that is at best stretched. Fogus' point is well-meaning, but it tars an active project with the brush of being some guy's (even pg's) hobby language, like Arc.
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