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From the intro page: > One answer could be that programmers are not that interested in thinking about languages. Or that our languages today are sufficient and
by cuddlybacon 6y ago
From the intro page:
> One answer could be that programmers are not that interested in thinking about languages. Or that our languages today are sufficient and everyone is happy. But spend a few minutes on any programming forum, and it’ll become clear that a lack of enthusiasm and opinions on languages could not be the reason why we don’t see more programming languages.
Are construction workers constantly complaining about their hammers and not seeing change? If not, then the analogy doesn't really work.
- chemeng 6y agoYes, they absolutely were, and now they/we have nailguns. Screwdrivers became cordless drills, wrenches became impact drivers, etc. Tools and process on construction sites today look very different than they did even 30 years ago. (And that’s after millennia of “hammers”.)
- tuatoru 6y agoOK, there has been incremental progress in individual tools. But that's like cutting down visual noise in text files, e.g. with python or haskell, and editors with autocomplete, and faster find tools and version control. Building is in the early stages of automation, with large chunks pre-assembled in factories (with joinery, wiring, plumbing, etc. all installed), and then fixed together on site. The factories are becoming more automated as well.