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> "I'm certainly not saying I'm right" When you said it, if you did not believe in what you said, you better have not said it. The world is filled with enough
by gbog 14y ago
> "I'm certainly not saying I'm right"
When you said it, if you did not believe in what you said, you better have not said it. The world is filled with enough empty smalltalks. Moreover, if even you do not believe in what you say, who the hell would believe in you ("read you") next time you say something?
If you thought it was right but have changed your opinion in between, please state it clearly. It is a strong mark of cleverness (to me).
If you still think it is right, please stand for your opinion, it may have some value for others.
[] Just finished a nice podcast about Wittgenstein...
- spencertipping 14y agoHang on, you're being a little unfair about this. I believe in what I said. I think FP is a great step forwards and I think it's going to win out. I'm biased because I think this. But Google is worth billions of dollars and is succeeding wildly at innovating and changing the world, and I'm a lone developer. I can't very well stand here and tell Google, "hey you billionaire company, you're doing it all wrong; I've got the magic bullet right here." Part of the dichotomy is whether to define success as financial wealth or as some kind of more abstract software quality. And I think that's a legitimate variable; if Google is wealthy but has lower-quality software for it, then they and I just have different priorities. I stand for my opinion by investing all of my spare time into FP language development and research, but until I see a billion-dollar company using it, I'm not going to call anyone a loser for choosing Java.
- gbog 14y agoOK. Maybe it should be another discussion but to me FP is a step backwards. Anyway I am glad to see you defending your position a bit.