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Re:If programming languages were religions by nuclear_eclipse on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @06:53PM (#400294)
So, Astrology?
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Re:If programming languages were religions by IsaacSchlueter on Wednesday December 17, 2008 @07:30PM (#401645)
Maybe… disclaimer: I'm a professional javascripter

1. Everyone knows it a little, but few actually use it for much, and hardly anyone really understands it.

2. A lot of the ideas came out of old tribal warfare, and was only standardized relatively recently.

3. People who do it full time are WAY overpaid. ;)

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Re:If programming languages were religions by herval on Saturday December 20, 2008 @04:40PM (#404838)
does anyone really do javascript fulltime...? It sounds to me like doing CSS fulltime. Or writing XML configuration files for a living. Or something...
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