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>There are so many build systems in C and C++ because for each of those, someone finds something to be inadequate and has something else that works for them. M
by Volt 6y ago
>There are so many build systems in C and C++ because for each of those, someone finds something to be inadequate and has something else that works for them.
Makes me wonder why Lisp is cursed[1] but C++ isn't.
[1]: http://www.winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Lisp_Curse.html http://www.winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Lisp_Curse.html
- pjmlp 6y agoC++ has OS vendors backing it, while Lisp OS vendors lost the war. Never underestimate the power to use the OS SDK to sell a programming language.