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These posts complaining about programming languages shackles also seem to concieve of programming as a highly individualistic endeavor. I don't that that's a co
by Ericson2314 5y ago
These posts complaining about programming languages shackles also seem to concieve of programming as a highly individualistic endeavor. I don't that that's a coincidence.
I think type systems and other restrictions are really good precisely because they help me better trust and collaborate with others.
- Ericson2314 5y agoFor the style of programming described in this post, skip all this common lisp smalltalk nostalgia. The real epitome is Kernel with its fexprs http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~jshutt/kernel.html http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~jshutt/kernel.html, and also the creator's philosophical insight in https://fexpr.blogspot.com/2016/08/interpreted-programming-languages.html https://fexpr.blogspot.com/2016/08/interpreted-programming-l... It's not my cup of tea, but I respect him for doing something different and taking this thread out of the haze and to its conclusion.