This article is terrible. There's no insight here whatsoever, he even fails to understand one of the quotes that he cites. > “There are only two kinds of langu

This article is terrible. There's no insight here whatsoever, he even fails to understand one of the quotes that he cites. > “There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.” — Bjarne Stroustrup This quote is about how everybody complains about the languages everybody uses, and nobody complains about the ones nobody uses because nobody uses them. The underlying fact is that all tools are flawed. Familiarity breeds contempt. If you don't see the glaring design problems with your language of choice, it probably means you haven't used it enough yet. Or you may just be blinded by fanaticism. A good developer chooses the existing tool that is best for the job, or creates a tool if one is needed. She does not waste energy complaining about the available tools just to complain.