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Re:A core Python committer's (very shallow) thoughts on Dart by stcredzero on Monday May 14, 2012 @11:07AM (#3971352)
...have done toy examples now in 18 languages...this is actually usually enough for me to grasp the inspirations for a language and thus understand its essence.

Usually is the dangerous word here. (Dangerous as in, "a little knowledge.")

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Re:A core Python committer's (very shallow) thoughts on Dart by madhadron on Monday May 14, 2012 @11:21AM (#3971413)
Actually, that's the point when I stopped taking him seriously (though why anyone in core Python should be taken seriously as a language designer I don't know). 18? Come on. I've deployed projects in that many languages.
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Re:A core Python committer's (very shallow) thoughts on Dart by stcredzero on Monday May 14, 2012 @12:48PM (#3971849)
My point is more that in-depth knowledge in a number of languages is also vital. The 18 toy examples is completely unimportant. Competency in core Python is. I would look for such depth in one or two other languages.
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