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> "If you write terrible Coffeescript, it's hard to read" No, it's "If a language that provides for many ways to write terrible code (incl many ways to write
by njharman 14y ago
> "If you write terrible Coffeescript, it's hard to read"
No, it's "If a language that provides for many ways to write terrible code (incl many ways to write the same code), people will write hard to read code." For example if parens are required, it is impossible to "get clever" with not using them.
> A bad workman blames his tools
Great workmen evaluate and avoid bad tools.
- masklinn 14y ago> No, it's "If a language that provides for many ways to write terrible code (incl many ways to write the same code), people will write hard to read code." A prime historical example being Perl. A second one being PHP.
- debacle 14y agoPerl is a great example because it is an amazing language with a horrible reputation that it mostly deserves.