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I admit I only now followed the link to the article, that is how biased I am. Turns out it is an article that basically says "we have no idea how to get out of

by Tichy 14y ago

I admit I only now followed the link to the article, that is how biased I am. Turns out it is an article that basically says "we have no idea how to get out of the mess we created". How much content is in that? I stand by my statement... Is it not a valid opinion to sometimes say it is time for a thing to die? Why keep investing in hopeless tech?

cies 14y ago
> Why keep investing in hopeless tech? Because your codebase relies on it. Death will be hard for any mainstream language (proof: COBOL), especially open source ones. It might find not many new projects are started in it.
- Tichy 14y ago
  So you would upvote an article about "COBOL needs a new vision" on HN?
  - raylu 14y ago
    I don't think that follows from what he said.
  - cies 14y ago
    PHP and COBOL both cannot change vision after so many years, that's my whole point.
memla 14y ago
There is some value in comments like yours. It brings to light just how many of these PHP bashing statements are biased and uninformed knee-jerk reactions, and therefore, should not be taken seriously by any rational person.
- Tichy 14y ago
  How do my comments reveal how informed I am? You know nothing about my experiences with PHP. Anyway, don't bother - I'll let you own your little PHP discussion now, moving on. My comments on HN won't stop the calamity anyway.
  - pavel_lishin 14y ago
    Your original comment revealed nothing. I think that's probably why it was downvoted.
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