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C and C++ and Java, etc, were written for practical reasons, and they attract practical followers. When someone writes a blog post about Java, it's rarely to sh
by mynameishere 19y ago
C and C++ and Java, etc, were written for practical reasons, and they attract practical followers. When someone writes a blog post about Java, it's rarely to show a "trick" or to prove superiority, but rather to solve some problem.
If I'm typing away in Java, you KNOW I have an end-goal. No one plays around, because...it's not a toy.
It's like saying, French is a more beautiful language than English (it is, you know). But compare the import/export ratio of the film and popular music industries. I can't recall the last French pop song I heard...
Wait, I do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-sUzR71wpQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-sUzR71wpQ
- Zak 19y agoMost of the blog posts I've read about Java lately are indeed about solving some problem. Unfortunately for Java's reputation, the problem is usually the lack of ability to perform one of those "tricks" that "toy" languages like Lisp can do. As for C, I suspect there's more information about C "tricks" online than all other languages put together. For example: http://www.ioccc.org/ http://www.ioccc.org/