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Thu, 03 Feb 2005
Programming Languages as cars
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[via Phil Windley's Technometria | Java vs. C++ ]:
Java is preferable to C++ in exactly the same way that driving a 1994 Chevy Impala is preferable to driving a 1978 Ford LTD.
And of course neither is anything like a BMW, Acura, Porsche or Ferrari.
No, but at least they're affordable.
This being an obvious response, I wonder if you're just waiting for someone to make it...
Posted by Ziv Caspi at Fri Feb 4 00:23:02 2005
This being an obvious response, I wonder if you're just waiting for someone to make it...
Posted by Ziv Caspi at Fri Feb 4 00:23:02 2005
I wouldn't disagree if somebody said Lisp was the Ferrari. People would drive it just for the snob appeal. <wink>
But seriously, if it weren't for Python, I wouldn't have even considered learning Lisp.
Posted by Chui Tey at Fri Feb 4 13:16:06 2005
But seriously, if it weren't for Python, I wouldn't have even considered learning Lisp.
Posted by Chui Tey at Fri Feb 4 13:16:06 2005
Notice that I didn't say what languages corresponded to "BMW, Acura, Porsche, or Ferrari".
Posted by Ted Leung at Fri Feb 4 21:39:37 2005
Posted by Ted Leung at Fri Feb 4 21:39:37 2005
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