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Someone could argue that Java and PHP suck because there are a lot of people who use them wrongly. Linus Torvalds made a similar argument for not using C++: htt
by shadeless 12y ago
Someone could argue that Java and PHP suck because there are a lot of people who use them wrongly. Linus Torvalds made a similar argument for not using C++: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/57918/ http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/5791...
- serve_yay 12y agoI would agree with that, though perhaps more about PHP than Java. We like to say "use the right tool for the job" and "you can write bad code in any language", but that's just a way of seeming egalitarian and not really dealing with the issue. It feels bad to talk about shitty programmers but they're kind of a problem.
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- angersock 12y agoLinus was right, though. On a project like that, you can't afford to let people slowly creep in lots of bullshit.