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What you want out of a programming language may not be the same as what, for example, DHH or Matz wants. You seem to want minimalism and proximity to the metal
by cutler 6y ago
What you want out of a programming language may not be the same as what, for example, DHH or Matz wants. You seem to want minimalism and proximity to the metal whereas someone who appreciates Perl and Ruby is more likely to value expressiveness. Dynamic and statically-typed languages are not in competition with each other. They both have their place.
- ahartmetz 6y agoThere are surely differences in taste. I do like Python for "scripting", small and/or short-lived programs, often used to handle administrative tasks. Python is famously the anti-Perl in many questions of language design.