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> The sort of people that actively engage with internet programming forums are also the sort of people that actively engage with new programming languages. Tha
by brabel 3y ago
> The sort of people that actively engage with internet programming forums are also the sort of people that actively engage with new programming languages.
That's a pretty bold claim... even though I think it may look like this is the case, I very much doubt you would be found correct if a proper study was ever made to find out.
- lelanthran 3y ago> That's a pretty bold claim... even though I think it may look like this is the case, I very much doubt you would be found correct if a proper study was ever made to find out. I don't think it's that bold. I have a related but slightly different take: more motivated and smarter developers are more inclined to use unusual or new tooling. As a result, the new tooling's userbase is almost entirely composed of people not minding the hard path, and steep learning curve. Even wrote a blog post about it (https://www.lelanthran.com https://www.lelanthran.com - read the post about the average developer effect).
- einpoklum 3y ago> That's a pretty bold claim... I didn't think we could make bold claims on HN. italic claims, tops :-(