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I can’t remember the exact quotation, but it goes along the lines of, “Every successful language began as the scripting language for something popular.” (Anyone
by raganwald 15y ago
I can’t remember the exact quotation, but it goes along the lines of, “Every successful language began as the scripting language for something popular.” (Anyone able to provide the correct quote?)
If that’s the case, “The right place at the right time” is when something new is taking off, like C for Unix, Ruby for Rails, Objective C for iOS, or recently JavaScript for Node.
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- chancho 15y agoJavaScript for Node? Isn't that a bit like saying "Java for Minecraft"? I can think of at least one popular use of JavaScrip that predates Node.
- sanxiyn 15y agoI am sure the quote is much older, but I found this: http://abstractfactory.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-design-popular-programming.html http://abstractfactory.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-design-po...