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> How Big Should a Programming Language Be? As big as it needs to be and no bigger. A programming language is almost always built for a purpose - to solve a p
by IncRnd 4y ago
> How Big Should a Programming Language Be?
As big as it needs to be and no bigger.
A programming language is almost always built for a purpose - to solve a problem or fit into a certain domain. We've all seen the needless complexities in programming languages that accrete new features, year after year, just to have new features.
- tasuki 4y ago> A programming language is almost always built for a purpose - to solve a problem or fit into a certain domain. Is it? Most general programming languages have certain design goals, but I find these often unrelated to the domains in which the language ends up being used.