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> Also, I'm not sure what Peter Norvig has to do with it. I bet he doesn't like PHP, either. Your comment wasn't about people who like PHP. Your comment was ab
by brlewis 6y ago
> Also, I'm not sure what Peter Norvig has to do with it. I bet he doesn't like PHP, either.
Your comment wasn't about people who like PHP. Your comment was about people who defend JS or PHP to the minimal extent of saying their deficiencies are not deal-breakers.
There are people with broad experience who are willing to accept deficiencies of a particular language if the context is right.
(I don't actually know what the right context would be for PHP; I'm more stating a general principle.)
- ragnese 6y agoI suppose you're right. I did not mean people who shrug and say "Yeah, PHP sucks, but I'll defend its use here for X reason." I was more, in my head, describing people who say "Well, all languages have issues." or "You can write good/bad code in any language." or whatever other bottom-of-the-barrel defenses I often hear and read.