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We keep creating these, but one of two things always happens: 1. They fail (e.g. Smalltalk). 2. They succeed (e.g. the web). When they succeed, professional p
by beefman 6y ago
We keep creating these, but one of two things always happens:
1. They fail (e.g. Smalltalk).
2. They succeed (e.g. the web). When they succeed, professional programmers overwhelm them and make damn sure only very very professional programmers can ever use them again.
- MayeulC 6y ago> When they succeed, professional programmers overwhelm them and make damn sure only very very professional programmers can ever use them again. I was reading that in the same vein yesterday: http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++/I_did_it_for_you_all http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++/I_did_it_for_you_all (it's a well-known false interview with Stroustrup)