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sigh not this flamewar repost again. The fact that he leads with "language X sucks because it attracts type Y programmers" is quite possibly the worst, cheapes
by georgieporgie 15y ago
sigh not this flamewar repost again.
The fact that he leads with "language X sucks because it attracts type Y programmers" is quite possibly the worst, cheapest, and lowest attack I've ever seen in technology. It's sad that a technical hero like Linus would basically behave like such a tantrum-throwing child. It reflects poorly on the whole tech community.
- jfoutz 15y agoI was sure there was a rule that this is only allowed to be reposed on Thursdays. My google fu is failing me on the rule though. Today isn't Thursday is it?
- petercooper 15y agoThe fact that he leads with "language X sucks because it attracts type Y programmers" is quite possibly the worst, cheapest, and lowest attack I've ever seen in technology. We see a similar point being made against Rubyists and Rails developers on HN quite often, alas. And, worse, in the "I'd learn Ruby but it seemed like there was too much drama" crowd.
- gnosis 15y agoRuby and Python both benefited enormously in their constant ragging on Perl. I can't even count the number of times I've heard the "Perl sucks!" mantra (often from people who have little if any experience with the language). That sort of attitude reminds me of this diagram: http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9872/programmerheirarachy.jpg http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9872/programmerheirarachy...