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If this is considered self-promotion and it is decided to be flagged I will be OK with it. However, I think there are some ideas in this post about what we expe

If this is considered self-promotion and it is decided to be flagged I will be OK with it. However, I think there are some ideas in this post about what we expect from programming languages and the general developer culture.

uniqueuid 5y ago
The discussion of what makes good and bad languages has been going on for centuries, and regularly brings up good and interesting points that some might not have heard before. Your post is very broad and mixes different criteria: Popularity, aesthetics, usability, speed etc. You argue that people like different languages; some people irrationally like some and dislike others; not all programmers apply the same evaluation criteria. The problem is - all of these are old arguments, and calls for open-mindedness are nothing new. I'd find it much more interesting if you talked about a technical, concrete example how one can benefit from open-mindedness. E.g.: Decouple your modules so you can use different languages side-by-side; write the same code in two languages so you can battle-test your implementations etc.
- ktulurules 5y ago
  Obviously this discussion is not new. I tried to point out (with no success I guess) the fact that most developers adopt languages in a religious way, and criticize others ignoring the most basic reasons behind these languages. Thanks for your comments.
  - uniqueuid 5y ago
    Since you're a computer scientist - do you have an example for reasons behind languages that are misunderstood or unknown? I'd love to read a post about that.
    - ktulurules 5y ago
      That is an interesting idea for a future post. Thanks.
uniqueuid 5y ago
By the way - your google scholar profile is conflated with this material scientist: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-0094 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-0094 [edit: deleted superfluous suggestion, author is aware]
- ktulurules 5y ago
  Yes I know. And I have requested these changes for a while with no success. Google scholar algorithm does not distinguish me and that scientist, that is why it mixes everything. Thanks for mention it.
  - uniqueuid 5y ago
    Sorry for that - it must be frustrating. Perhaps it would help to have an ORCID for yourself - you could also link to that from your page. Many publishers and universities are beginning to automatically ingest ORCID data, so it's a good investment.

uniqueuid 5y ago

The discussion of what makes good and bad languages has been going on for centuries, and regularly brings up good and interesting points that some might not have heard before. Your post is very broad and mixes different criteria: Popularity, aesthetics, usability, speed etc. You argue that people like different languages; some people irrationally like some and dislike others; not all programmers apply the same evaluation criteria. The problem is - all of these are old arguments, and calls for open-mindedness are nothing new. I'd find it much more interesting if you talked about a technical, concrete example how one can benefit from open-mindedness. E.g.: Decouple your modules so you can use different languages side-by-side; write the same code in two languages so you can battle-test your implementations etc.

ktulurules 5y ago
Obviously this discussion is not new. I tried to point out (with no success I guess) the fact that most developers adopt languages in a religious way, and criticize others ignoring the most basic reasons behind these languages. Thanks for your comments.
- uniqueuid 5y ago
  Since you're a computer scientist - do you have an example for reasons behind languages that are misunderstood or unknown? I'd love to read a post about that.
  - ktulurules 5y ago
    That is an interesting idea for a future post. Thanks.

uniqueuid 5y ago

By the way - your google scholar profile is conflated with this material scientist: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-0094 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-0094 [edit: deleted superfluous suggestion, author is aware]

ktulurules 5y ago
Yes I know. And I have requested these changes for a while with no success. Google scholar algorithm does not distinguish me and that scientist, that is why it mixes everything. Thanks for mention it.
- uniqueuid 5y ago
  Sorry for that - it must be frustrating. Perhaps it would help to have an ORCID for yourself - you could also link to that from your page. Many publishers and universities are beginning to automatically ingest ORCID data, so it's a good investment.