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Not that I don't agree, but for arguments sake... and what are people to say, if he were using PHP? If he so clearly makes the case that he thinks PHP sucks, sh
by headShrinker 12y ago
Not that I don't agree, but for arguments sake... and what are people to say, if he were using PHP? If he so clearly makes the case that he thinks PHP sucks, shouldn't he have the wisdom to use something else?
- Mithaldu 12y agoThese questions are entirely orthogonal: Does a thing suck? Should i use a thing? The answer to both of them can be yes at the same time, while being entirely true. Yes, i know, grokking this requires a little mental nimbleness (seriously though, only a little), but is an unavoidable truth stemming from the inherent complexity of the universe and the interactions of everything in it. There is no black and white. There is only a vast morass of grey in a variety of dimensions whose numbers vastly outstrip what the human mind normally has to deal with. And one of the points in that morass is where all programming languages sit: They suck, and given the right conditions they should be used. And frankly, if you REALLY want to find out what sucks about a programming language, the best person to ask is someone who both has a deep love for the language which has given him the experience; and the integrity to be honest to himself, and the world, about what ailments that language really has.