Mario Figueiredo <mar...@gmx.com> writes: > Note: > You know, it is a pointless exercise to try and downplay programming > languages (any programming language) that has proven its worth by > being generally adopted by the programming community. Adoption is the > sign of a respected and well designed language.
I can think of numerous widely-adpoted languages that disprove that assertion, by nevertheless being poorly-designed languages that are loathed by the vast majority of programmers who use them. On the other hand, I think there is merit in an argument that runs the other way: the quality of languages that a community adopts are predictive of the quality of programs that community will produce. -- \ “It's up to the masses to distribute [music] however they want | `\ … The laws don't matter at that point. People sharing music in | _o__) their bedrooms is the new radio.” —Neil Young, 2008-05-06 | Ben Finney -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
