Re:Ask HN: Are there any languages for programming-in-the-la...
by khaledh on Sunday August 21, 2022 @10:33AM
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Interesting when you put it this way.
> people have found that having hierarchically composable uniform abstractions is a more effective approach for large-scale system design than creating specialized concepts ...
Well, I can understand that uniformity can be appealing for sure, but at the same time it doesn't _guide_ the design; too much choice can be paralyzing. The ultimate uniform language is Lisp, but it leaves too much up to the programmer to come up with a sound design.
I still think there's room for a more opinionated language when it comes to designing large scale systems (again nothing to do with distributed systems; it could well apply to a monolith).
> people have found that having hierarchically composable uniform abstractions is a more effective approach for large-scale system design than creating specialized concepts ...
Well, I can understand that uniformity can be appealing for sure, but at the same time it doesn't _guide_ the design; too much choice can be paralyzing. The ultimate uniform language is Lisp, but it leaves too much up to the programmer to come up with a sound design.
I still think there's room for a more opinionated language when it comes to designing large scale systems (again nothing to do with distributed systems; it could well apply to a monolith).