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Well no, what do you think the word simpler means?

• dartos 3y ago
  C is a simple language. Rust is not a simple language. Lisp is also a simple language. Lua is simple as well (well… maybe not…) JavaScript is not. C++ is not.
  • arcticbull 3y ago
    C isn't a simple language, really, because it has a ton of implicit assumptions and inconsistencies, undefined behavior and all the failure modes you have to keep in your head at all times. It's not that C is simpler, it's less expressive. I don't think this answers parents question though, which is what does it mean for a language to be simpler? I think that's a good question. This is just a list of examples. It almost seems like simple is a bad concept applied to languages because what's simple and complex is the idea you're trying to express, accurately, in its totality - not necessarily the language.
    • dartos 3y ago
      I think expressiveness is complexity. The fewer ways there are to express an idea, the simpler the language is. Simple languages do not imply simple software (look at lisp)