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I stand by my statement! Compare the number of strings a violin has to the keys on a piano! :)
by BiteCode_dev 1y ago
I stand by my statement! Compare the number of strings a violin has to the keys on a piano! :)
- chrisweekly 1y agoI know it's all at least semi- tongue-in-cheek, but IRL a piano's discrete, sequential keys are what make it almost inarguably the easiest instrument to learn.
- IshKebab 1y agoThat's exactly his point. Languages aren't easier to learn simply because their specification is short, any more than instruments are easier to play because they have fewer strings.
- jibal 1y agoThe analogy is completely invalid. Languages with small specifications are easier to learn. It's sad that the dev, who has done great work, has to spend time defending the C language from critters living under a bridge when it's a fixed element that isn't going to change.
- chrisweekly 1y agoAccusing people who disagree w/ you of being trolls doesn't bolster your argument.
- jibal 1y agoSpeaking of weak arguments: that wasn't the basis of the accusation.
- thijson 1y agoPeople don't argue with a carpenter over what tools were used to build a piece of furniture. It feels like a religious debate.
- IshKebab 1y ago> Languages with small specifications are easier to learn. Only if all other things are equal, which they never are.