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I am all for writers taking a balanced perspective, especially when it comes to something as subjective and controversial as programming languages. However, I
by jphoward 6y ago
I am all for writers taking a balanced perspective, especially when it comes to something as subjective and controversial as programming languages.
However, I do find it a bit frustrating when someone writes a 10 page article and concludes with "you can use either". It's actually not helpful to the reader, because they do have differences, which you've talked about extensively in the preceding 10 pages. If they were identical, you wouldn't need the article, and OBVIOUSLY you can use either.
Indeed, in the post above he made valid points such as Go may be thought to prioritise speed of development over speed to execution when compared to Rust.
It's absolutely fine to state an opinion at the end of an article which is clearly on a subjective passage.
- bitfield 6y agoWell, the point is that which language you choose depends on what you want to do with it, and it's impossible to say objectively that one language is "better" than another. If you ask me which one I _like_ more, that's a totally different question, but no one cares what the answer is.
- paledot 6y agoHonestly, that's exactly what I found valuable and refreshing. We're so obsessed with supremism in all things, it's nice to hear a detailed explanation of "they're both great". And this has motivated me to give Go a longer look once I'm a bit farther up the Rust learning curve. I appreciate the take that there's value to knowing both.