Subj : Google's Go language
To   : art
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Oct 15 2011 14:26:00

  Re: Google's Go language
  By: art to Nightfox on Thu Oct 13 2011 07:11:01

 > At the end of the day, I find that coding is very much like art, with the
 > language akin to the medium used: we'd rarely say oil pastels are better tha
 > water colour in terms of quality of art... we'd more likely say, artist X is
 > better than artist Y.

 > In the same vein, I really believe the coder is what defines the quality of 
 > program, not the programming language.

I agree.  And they say it's a poor craftsman who blames his tools.  Really, you
can do pretty much anything with any programming language.  Some languages make
things easier than others though - Some languages give you more framework than
others upon which to create your projects, and that can make a difference in
productivity and the time it takes to get something done.  Although I like the
challenge of implementing things myself (and I tend to feel a sense of pride
once it's done and working), I also believe in the adage of why re-invent the
wheel?  I can appreciate a language with a good set of libraries behind it.

Nightfox

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