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Please no. Design by committee would lead to another C++.

• almostgotcaught 11mo ago
  The second or third most popular language of all time? God forbid lol
  • xigoi 11mo ago
    Popular does not mean good. Tobacco smoking is also popular.
    • almostgotcaught 11mo ago
      Do you think this is clever? For a metaphor to be relevant to a discussion it has to be fitting, not just a dunk.
      • xigoi 11mo ago
        It’s not a metaphor. I was giving a counterexample to your implied claim that popularity is an indicator of quality.
        • kanaffa12345 11mo ago
          That wasn't an implied claim because we're not discussing metrics for judging quality.
        • venturecruelty 11mo ago
          You're right. It's everyone's least-favorite gotcha. Reminds me of this: Waiter: "How is everything?" Customer: "Great!" Waiter, disgusted: "Even war?"
• pjmlp 11mo ago
  Languages with design by committee are a plenty, including all mainstream ones, not a single one is still being developed by a single person.