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Wow, I had always believed this about him, and it turns out to be true: > I probably look less at languages than you’d think. I look at what I think is interes
by divs1210 5y ago
Wow, I had always believed this about him, and it turns out to be true:
> I probably look less at languages than you’d think. I look at what I think is interesting, I try them out but what I really do is to look at what problems do my colleagues and students have and how do I solve them.
He ignores prior research, and keeps piling disjointed ideas on top of each other in the hopes that some will stick.
Completely opposite to someone like Rich Hickey, who picks up all the years of research and tries to put it all together in a coherent whole.
I tend to appreciate the latter approach a lot more.
- pjmlp 5y agoBjarne has the vote of 1 person at ISO, Rich gets to decide how Clojure looks like, it is not the same.
- hu3 5y agoThat is a very uncharitable interpretation of what Stroustrup said. It seems you had an opinion and retrofitted the interpretation of what he wrote to fit your opinion of him. > Stroustrup: I probably look less at languages than you’d think. I look at what I think is interesting, I try them out but what I really do is to look at what problems do my colleagues and students have and how do I solve them. > You: He ignores prior research, and keeps piling disjointed ideas on top of each other in the hopes that some will stick.
- divs1210 5y agoI'm sure I'm not the only one with that opinion. The proof is in the pudding - just have a look at C++. Linus won't touch it with a 10 foot pole. It is telling that you did not provide a more charitable interpretation despite feeling so strongly about my comment. I wonder what a more charitable interpretation would be.
- mbrodersen 5y agoYep that’s why Clojure is dominating the software industry. Not.
- divs1210 5y agoYou must have very high opinions of PHP and COBOL. The conversation was about technical merits, not popularity.
- mbrodersen 5y agoThe perfect language used for nothing is not worth much. PHP and COBOL have a real impact on the world and therefore deserves credit. Would I program in PHP and COBOL if I had a choice? Nope. But that doesn't change the fact that PHP and COBOL are languages that have proven themselves in the real world.