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I find rewriting is more necessary in some languages than others. In Java, a rewrite was common. In Lisp, I don't think I've ever rewritten: the first dumbest

by ken 18y ago

I find rewriting is more necessary in some languages than others. In Java, a rewrite was common. In Lisp, I don't think I've ever rewritten: the first dumbest prototype is just one continuous refactoring away from the final product. Python and Ruby were somewhere in between. I kind of have a vague feeling for why this would be true, but I can't quite put it into words. Maybe it has to do with how much structural stuff I have to write, or how directly I can express my program in the first place. Thoughts?

pyroman 18y ago
I've noticed that python seems to stay cleaner than php would, but I'm not sure if it's the framework that's keeping things neat or the fact that php made it easier for the code to get dirty. It's also easy clean up a few parts of python without effecting too much where php might need a rewrite.