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Re:Choose Boring Technology (2015) by the_af on Sunday June 07, 2020 @04:15PM (#23450408)
The problem with judging a language by how it was a decade ago is that you're going to be left claiming absurd, outdated things. Imagine if I claimed I didn't like Java because it lacks generics, or because it lacks lambdas, or because I really, really dislike working with EJBs, or because working with Java means "working with a lot of XML" (this would flunk you in an interview, by the way).

Imagine if I complained about Linux and all I used as an argument was the Unix Haters Handbook.

Imagine if I complained about Windows and the most recent version I had used was Windows 95.

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Re:Choose Boring Technology (2015) by ByteJockey on Monday June 08, 2020 @08:15PM (#23462262)
That depends on what you want from the judgement doesn't it?

If you want to be able to know the theoretical things you could do with the language, I think your definition is right.

If you want to know the most likely experience you would have using the language, I think mine is right.

I think it also depends on what circumstances you're using the language. Spinning up a new project probably lends itself more towards your definition. If you're looking to join an existing project, mine is probably more useful.

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