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That's not what I said. Pike described golang as a systems language, and specifically contrasted it with Java. Perhaps you should watch the talk.
by mustache_kimono 5y ago
That's not what I said. Pike described golang as a systems language, and specifically contrasted it with Java. Perhaps you should watch the talk.
- Dylan16807 5y ago> That's not what I said. Okay, but it's a pretty reasonable interpretation, right? "Simpler X, in contrast to Y" makes it sound like Y is a less simple X.
- mustache_kimono 5y ago
- aozgaa 5y ago> a simpler systems language, in contrast to Java. I read this as saying the contrast between go and java is that the former is simpler. The confusion maybe comes about because "simpler" is a comparative adjective (as opposed to, eg, "simple", which is a descriptive adjective), and because there are up to two qualities being contrasted -- simplicity and "being a systems language". Take it or leave it but I personally was a bit confused by the wording.
- Dylan16807 5y ago> of course we don't think of Java as a systems programming language It's not "of course" when we're in the middle of conversation about different definitions of "systems". > You should watch the video if you want Rob Pike's reasoning as to why golang is a systems language I might do that later, but either way you wrote an ambiguous comment and I don't know why you're lashing out so badly that people try to explain that. Such things happen.
- mustache_kimono 5y agoI'm sorry you were confused. Buck up. It'll get better. I promise.
- philosopher1234 5y agoI think I agree with the point you are trying to make but I think the form in which you are making it is alienating people.