Ask HN: Is there evidence regarding PG's theory about powerful languages?

Re:Ask HN: Is there evidence regarding PG's theory about pow... by mr_luc on Monday April 11, 2016 @09:48AM (#11471421)

> That being said, "right" is very different from pg's "powerful"... > Lisp is "powerful" in that it lets you express > anything quickly and easily in a way that makes sense > to you. That doesn't mean it makes sense to anyone ...

Graham and his cofounder (and later Trevor Blackwell) all wrote different areas of the product, in different languages.

Joe Armstrong (creator of Joe's Abstract Machine) has also argued very recently for this kind of development.

I'll be the first to admit that I haven't seen it work myself. But when the people practicing it are at that level, maybe the problem is just that there aren't enough really good programmers?

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Re:Ask HN: Is there evidence regarding PG's theory about pow... by striking on Monday April 11, 2016 @02:44PM (#11474074)

I believe we currently lack the tools to so cross-language development. I don't think it's impossible, and it's a great idea.

I wish the world were full of really good programmers. But when you don't, you have to make do.

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