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The only decisions that matter for languages that get adopted are the decisions that cause adoption. JS went without static types, Go went without generics, PH
by mrkeen 1y ago
The only decisions that matter for languages that get adopted are the decisions that cause adoption.
JS went without static types, Go went without generics, PHP was just a tool for reducing html boilerplate. New languages love to stick null right in there. Rust isn't what Graydon Hoare wanted it to be. Chris Lattner called Swift a failure.
It's all up for criticism.
- philosophty 1y agoSure, there are valid criticisms of anything but without understanding they're unlikely to be useful or correct.
- mrkeen 1y agoWithout criticism there's no understanding, just propaganda.