Re:Erg: a statically typed language that is Python compatible
by fezfight on Saturday August 13, 2022 @07:39PM
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To be fair, Microsofts citizen status is self inflicted. There was a time when they were actively hostile to programming languages not built in house. See, for example, Java. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extingu...
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Re:Erg: a statically typed language that is Python compatible
by pjmlp on Saturday August 13, 2022 @11:41PM
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Nah, it is only for UNIX folks that see UNIX everywhere, and start complaing when an OS isn't POSIX compatible.
Even on those days there were always Java alternatives to chose from, J++ wasn't required.
Re:Erg: a statically typed language that is Python compatible
by fezfight on Saturday August 13, 2022 @11:54PM
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I mean, you can say 'nah' all you'd like, but there's a whole section in that link on their hostility to Java. Including choice anti-competitive gates quotes!
Can't say I'd blame any language dev who saw that, and said 'no thanks'.
Re:Erg: a statically typed language that is Python compatible
by pjmlp on Sunday August 14, 2022 @12:29AM
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That did not change the fact that Java worked perfectly alright on Windows, the same cannot be said for many FOSS languages that insist all OSes are UNIX clones.
Re:Erg: a statically typed language that is Python compatible
by fezfight on Sunday August 14, 2022 @12:47AM
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Quality chefs don't work for McDonald's, either. :D
Re:Erg: a statically typed language that is Python compatible
by bornfreddy on Sunday August 14, 2022 @05:59AM
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Off topic, but I wonder if that's true? Their research division must be pretty well funded and they sure care about taste, though the limits (cost) are pretty big. Anyone know more about this?