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It seems you're disagreeing with a statement I never made. The question was "If they did have the same syntax, would they be different languages?" I replied:
by jd 18y ago
It seems you're disagreeing with a statement I never made.
The question was "If they did have the same syntax, would they be different languages?"
I replied: "Yes, they would be different because their semantics would be different"
I never said it would be a good thing. And by stretching your analogy to the territory of food it only becomes weaker (with food diversity is a goal by itself). Also it can be argued that using the same operating system for the vast majority of tasks is desirable.
- aaronblohowiak 18y agoI don't think I disagreed with you. I wanted to a) show how "one true syntax" would in itself be challenging and b) explain the utility that diversity has by analogy. I agree that for most tasks, using a POSIX compliant unix-like system will suffice, but that's as much ground as I'm willing to concede on that point (for now ;)