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Re:Ask HN: What programming language do you think is the bes... by forgotmypw17 on Friday October 07, 2022 @06:50PM (#33127884)
I do love Perl and JS for the same reasons: You can write something and be sure it will keep working. It is not customary to introduce breaking changes.
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Re:Ask HN: What programming language do you think is the bes... by ElfinTrousers on Saturday October 08, 2022 @10:19PM (#33137762)
...Do you write in lots of languages that add breaking changes without warning? I don't.
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Re:Ask HN: What programming language do you think is the bes... by forgotmypw17 on Saturday October 08, 2022 @11:39PM (#33138072)
I have encountered it with many languages. There is usually a warning, but there is also a lack of consent on my part, and a lack of options to retain compatibility.

For example, with most Python-based projects I have tried, I have run into some kind of version incompatibility, and often have not been able to get them to run at all.

This is an experience I wanted to avoid for those who try my software.

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Re:Ask HN: What programming language do you think is the bes... by ElfinTrousers on Monday October 10, 2022 @10:25AM (#33151810)
> Python

Aha, there's your problem.

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Re:Ask HN: What programming language do you think is the bes... by forgotmypw17 on Sunday October 16, 2022 @12:02AM (#33220933)
That's exactly what I was talking about, and why I chose Perl as the "top-level" language for my project over Python, despite Python being very popular.
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Re:Ask HN: What programming language do you think is the bes... by ElfinTrousers on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @01:11PM (#33250676)
That would certainly be one solution.
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