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The implementation being clever in parts does nothing for the language itself.

• _RPM 12y ago
  What you just said makes absolutely no sense.
  • dangrossman 12y ago
    Perhaps you misunderstand his comment? You might write an elegant and clever Lisp implementation of Brainfuck. That doesn't make Brainfuck an elegant or clever language to program in.
    • _RPM 12y ago
      Making the implementation faster would most certainly benefit the language itself. There is a logical fallacy in his statement and I was just making that clear for the record.
      • code_duck 12y ago
        The design of a language and the performance of programs written in that language are fairly separate issues. Of course they combine to create the overall value of PHP, but it's like... To use an auto analogy... imagine a really uncomfortable car with no cup holders that has amazing transmission performance. When I say 'the language itself' I mean the interface as presented to a programmer, not a sysadmin.