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> I don't find it weird at all that simpler languages are more popular/successful. There are diminishing returns on programming features I guess. At a certain
by TerrifiedMouse 3y ago
> I don't find it weird at all that simpler languages are more popular/successful.
There are diminishing returns on programming features I guess. At a certain level of complexity the difficulty in learning the feature will kill adoption despite the usefulness of the feature - e.g. monads; after months I think I sort of get it ... sort of.
> Every time I use another language I'm reminded of how much time and energy I'm wasting.
Wasting writing Go or wasting writing in the other language? Sorry, just clarifying. I really can't tell which you meant.
- codr7 3y agoWasting writing Go, definitely. Manual loop implementations of basic functional concepts, manual error propagation, finding ways around arbitrary limitations in the name of simplicity, the list goes on and on.
- bootsmann 3y agoYeah agreed, especially on the error propagation part. Its especially egregious when trying to send results through channels, I just wish I had the Result enum from rust every time.