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"10s of equivalent ways to solve every simple problem." Why doesn't C#, Java, etc have the same problem with perception because they have the same "many ways"

• epgui 4y ago
  Because C#, Java, etc are more familiar to most people. People tend to struggle with unfamiliar things. Haskell is simple even if unfamiliar to you. Brainfuck is complex even if familiar to you.
  • Jtsummers 4y ago
    > Haskell is simple even if unfamiliar to you. Brainfuck is complex even if familiar to you. I would actually swap these two descriptions. Haskell is complex, because it has many "complications" (in the sense of features). But those complications permit simple programs. Brainfuck is simple, it has few complications (only 8 instructions) but this forces complications into the programs written in it.
    • epgui 4y ago
      Simplicity is not merely measured in the "number of things" you have, it's contextual. Otherwise we'd all be writing in binary representations because base two is the simplest way to communicate information. Simplicity is also "how many things" it takes to express an idea or do a useful thing. In many ways, written Chinese is simpler than written English.
      • Jtsummers 4y ago
        We seem to be in violent agreement.