News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Selecting a programming language can be a form of premature optimization. Parent comment

Re:Selecting a programming language can be a form of prematu... by WithinReason on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:05PM (#29229627)
You just explained why C++ will never be as productive as Python.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Selecting a programming language can be a form of prematu... by capitalsigma on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:19PM (#29229794)
No one is stopping you from writing your C++ inefficiently if you choose to. I am skeptical that spending a bit of time thinking about ownership/lifetimes is really such a big hit to productivity.
[ Parent | on HN ]