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Codifying best practices into a language core is worth doing and should not be dismissed just because nothing new or groundbreaking was invented. A similar sta
by pchristensen 17y ago
Codifying best practices into a language core is worth doing and should not be dismissed just because nothing new or groundbreaking was invented.
A similar statement could be made about Ruby on Rails. Nothing groundbreakingly new but many useful conventions tied together by rule created a new, more powerful experience.
- jonnytran 17y agoThank you. For a second, I was afraid the post didn't communicate what I intended. Do you have any suggestions as to how I could have communicated this better?
- raganwald 17y agoA fellow is going to a concert. Realizing he is lost, he stops a passing musician. "How do you get to Carnagie Hall?" he asks. The musician answers quickly: "Practice, practice, practice." Keep writing. Be mindful of the feedback you receive, but there is very little need to squeeze even more feedback from each post. Just keep writing.
- Afton 17y agoThe second paragraph is remarkably good general advice.