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Category Archives: Programming Language Punditry
Steve Yegge is an idiot
And to think, I used to have respect for the man. Then he goes and posts this pile of fetid dingo kidneys. I'm going to explain in detail why ditching private (and, by extension, public) is bad. Obviously this needs to be spelled out, because a lot of programmers- including Steve Yegge - don't get it.
Also posted in Open Source 47 Comments
Today’s Thought
"Great tools are what you get when your language sucks."
Posted in Programming Language Punditry 13 Comments
Hash tables revisted
Just a quick note, I wanted to point this paper out to everyone here. Basically, the author demonstrates a denial [...]
Also posted in To Be Categorized 1 Comment
Worse is not better!
This is something that has been bothering me for a while. Never, with the possible exception of “Democrats are weak” [...]
Posted in Programming Language Punditry 3 Comments
Ashlar and Assumptions