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> So the next time you design a programming language (or tool), make it easy for users to transition! Wouldn't making a language too similar/easy to transition
by EspressoGPT 3y ago
> So the next time you design a programming language (or tool), make it easy for users to transition!
Wouldn't making a language too similar/easy to transition to another language defeat the purpose of creating a new language?
- _xivi 3y ago> Wouldn't making a language too similar/easy to transition to another language defeat the purpose of creating a new language? It doesn't need to be a replica, just aim for reducing the fraction while designing the language if you want to optimize for adoption