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No I think you're being sort of outlandishly ridiculous .... just to be honest. You would have us not allow for any sort of classification of programming langua
by dinkumthinkum 13y ago
No I think you're being sort of outlandishly ridiculous .... just to be honest. You would have us not allow for any sort of classification of programming languages then because they are Turing complete.
- troymc 13y agoIt's fine to classify programming languages. It's not fine to get confused between a programming language and a way of representing a particular program. For analogy, there's only one true physical Earth, but there are many possible maps (representations) of the same area: one showing the temperature at the surface (using color), one showing wind direction at various points, one showing roads, etc. Which map is correct? Which map is best?
- greatsuccess 13y agoBut a programming languages goal is to make the Earth. Not to represent it.
- dinkumthinkum 13y agoYour analogy doesn't really make sense. What we are doing is saying: "This is an object language, this one is functional, this one is visual." Again, your problem seems to be more one of not wanting us to call any programming language with any adjectives differentiating it from others ...