On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 4:26 PM, <mbg1...@planetmail.com> wrote: > On Monday, 21 March 2016 04:13:45 UTC, Chris Angelico wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 2:59 PM, <rhardin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > instead, to be efficient, it is best to combine tools to solve problems >> > that contain complexities where there is nothing available off the shelve >> > that does the job. c# is free, free VS studio, i can run ironpython there, >> > i can do python there, and talk to linux boxes with python, i can run c# >> > on linux boxes using mono(did that back in 2004 and thereafter for a >> > while). i can run python on my beaglebone black inside of snappy ubuntu, >> > ect. >> > >> > so i ask those employers why not use what is available to solve problems >> > instead of limiting yourself to just one??? >> >> Because you won't be there forever, and they'll have to find someone >> else to maintain your hellspawn hodge-podge of languages, tools, and >> libraries. (And yes, it will be described that way by the next person, >> no matter how careful you are.) It's in their interests to restrict >> its complexity at least a bit. I'm not sure what advantage you gain by >> incorporating C# into the mix, but the *dis*advantage is that, forever >> afterward, Visual Studio and Mono will be necessary to use and develop >> this project. Every new thing needed is another thing that can go >> wrong, another thing people need to learn, etc, etc. >> >> So instead of treating programming like a plumber at a hardware store, >> treat it like an artist with a canvas. You wouldn't normally see a >> portrait done partly in watercolor and partly in oils - or if it is, >> it's for a VERY deliberate effect. You'd more often see one style used >> for one project, and maybe another one used for another. >> >> ChrisA > > Spot on. It's actually worse than Chris says. I've had trouble with old > code that I WROTE MYSELF. Please don't tell me that I didn't try hard enough > the first time......the only time to find that out is the second time!!
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