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I think that's what they call Stockholm syndrome
by tambourine_man 3y ago
I think that's what they call Stockholm syndrome
- WCSTombs 3y agoPostScript is a pretty good programming language for what it's meant to do, which is put vector graphics in a box. It was the first language I wrote a lot of code in just for fun and not for school or work, specifically to draw a bunch of fractals. It's particularly well suited for that type of graphics whose structure is mathematically determined by a simple algorithm.
- arethuza 3y agoI think that's a bit harsh - this was a complex system written in Common Lisp that had a front end in NeWS with some C plumbing linking the two together. PostScript and Lisp are actually pretty similar when the former is used in an interactive graphical environment (i.e. not on a printer!).
- tambourine_man 3y agoI said it in jest, sorry. I wrote a bit of PostScript because I absolutely had to and it was painful, even though I was thrilled to eventually push through. But I'm very particular about syntax, so the reverse polish notation was enough to upset me. Needless to say, I appreciate Lisp for its power and conceptual simplicity but would never choose to use it.
- arethuza 3y agoOut of interest, which programming language do you prefer?
- tambourine_man 3y agoOh, the most boring ones. Anything with a C-like syntax is off to a good start. I like pragmatic languages, with minimum boilerplate. If I had to list: C, JavaScript, Python and PHP, in no particular order. And I like Bash too, even if it’s less a language and more just a thin veneer of control flows, loops and variables for controlling other executables, it’s still quite useful.
- mananaysiempre 3y agoI mean, it’s a perfectly serviceable postfix Lisp. Postfix Lisps are nice! Other things in the page layout language are less nice (e.g. the nonexistent i18n), but the programming parts are quite pleasant, I think.