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Interestingly, several posts have already been flagged for having a similar perspective. I'd love to know why we're not allowed to discuss and elaborate on "wh
by cangeroo 3y ago
Interestingly, several posts have already been flagged for having a similar perspective.
I'd love to know why we're not allowed to discuss and elaborate on "what we got wrong" in fairly neutral technical terms.
- tptacek 3y agoIt's language-war drama, which is deeply disfavored on HN, because it's boring and spreads like kudzu.
- cangeroo 3y agoFair enough. And the world would be a better place with a positive-bias. Except that this article purports to be self-critical, so arguably the very topic of this thread should cover both the positive and negative of the language, and our comments are merely expanding on it. But thanks for the explanation, I appreciate it.
- sesm 3y agoSlightly off-topic, but the most honest programming language book that describes “what we got wrong” is “Effective Java” by Josh Bloch. It also used to be the best book to learn Java before 1.7 (maybe still the best today, but I’m not following Java anymore).