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Easily less than 1%. The code is just the manifestation of the solution that I spent most my time coming up with. I am actually annoyed when I need to use Java
by megaman821 15y ago
Easily less than 1%. The code is just the manifestation of the solution that I spent most my time coming up with.
I am actually annoyed when I need to use Java because it triples my typing time compared to Python.
- joss82 15y agoSo, in the end, if it affects less than 1% of your time, language choice is not such a big deal for you, right?
- megaman821 15y agoCorrect, although some languages fit my thinking better than others. Sometimes features are missing that can lead to really convoluted workarounds that would greatly increase the amount I need to type.
- JamesBlair 15y agoAlternatively, language choice is a big deal for him, as it has increased his productivity so he can focus on not-coding activities.
- msbarnett 15y agoI'm not sure that follows. The idea that language choice is something that only comes into to play during the mechanical motions of banging your fingers upon the keyboard strikes me as wrong-headed. If we agree with Wittgenstein that "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world", language choice profoundly affected the time he spent thinking about his solution, not just the time he spent inputting it.
- highfreq 15y agoOn the plus side it only adds 2% additional time to a given project.
- dustingetz 15y agojava doesn't just triple characters typed -- java changes the way you model the solution, most notably by making 'nouns' so easy and 'verbs' so hard. in fact, due to the 15% or whatever shown in this poll, i wonder if verbosity isn't really that big a deal. nor is VIM.