Comments on: What Languages Are All The Cool Kids Are Doing These Days? http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/ It's Not Just About Llamas Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:40:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mpdehaan http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/#comment-847 mpdehaan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:40:29 +0000 http://michaeldehaan.net/?p=1119#comment-847 Personally this is about me, not which is the best language, so I gain little by learning something so similar to Ruby and Python and Perl 5. Personally I feel Python has kicked Perl's buttocks thoroughly (esp in terms of ease of maintaince), so there's not much reason to want to invest in Perl. I mean, I had a very good time with Perl back in the day. It was fun. However, that was because I was at a Java/C++ development job and it was a fun diversion to learn the dark corners... and having seen Python and Ruby take off, I don't really have a want to go back. I just don't think it has the buzz, even if Perl 6 is all magically readable and simple, it seems to be too late in a field of a lot of other similar languages. So, basically -- (A) I don't learn that much by learning it, and (B) I think it's dead, Jim. Personally this is about me, not which is the best language, so I gain little by learning something so similar to Ruby and Python and Perl 5. Personally I feel Python has kicked
Perl’s buttocks thoroughly (esp in terms of ease of maintaince), so there’s not much reason to want to invest in Perl.

I mean, I had a very good time with Perl back in the day. It was fun. However, that was because I was at a Java/C++ development job and it was a fun diversion to learn the dark corners… and having seen Python and Ruby take off, I don’t really have a want to go back. I just don’t think it has the buzz, even if Perl 6 is all magically readable and simple, it seems to be too late in a field of a lot of other similar languages.

So, basically — (A) I don’t learn that much by learning it, and (B) I think it’s dead, Jim.

]]> By: Andy Lester http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/#comment-846 Andy Lester Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:32:01 +0000 http://michaeldehaan.net/?p=1119#comment-846 How do you mean that "Haskell is guilty for being involved with Perl 6"? What makes you say "Perl 6 is right out."? How do you mean that “Haskell is guilty for being involved with Perl 6″?

What makes you say “Perl 6 is right out.”?

]]> By: bochecha http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/#comment-845 bochecha Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:18:25 +0000 http://michaeldehaan.net/?p=1119#comment-845 Just for fun, you could try Shakespeare: http://shakespearelang.sourceforge.net/report/shakespeare/shakespeare.html :D Just for fun, you could try Shakespeare:
http://shakespearelang.sourceforge.net/report/shakespeare/shakespeare.html

:D

]]> By: mpdehaan http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/#comment-844 mpdehaan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:45:03 +0000 http://michaeldehaan.net/?p=1119#comment-844 The point of learning new languages for me is learning how to think differently, not the same way. I already know Ruby, Jython is too close to Python (and also quite downlevel relative to Python in terms of what it supports) The point of learning new languages for me is learning how to think differently, not the same way.

I already know Ruby, Jython is too close to Python (and also quite downlevel relative to Python in terms of what it supports)

]]> By: kad http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/#comment-843 kad Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:07:35 +0000 http://michaeldehaan.net/?p=1119#comment-843 What about Jython? I know, is basically the same as python, however it can gain access to all the java std libraries, so doesn't sound so bad. Windows.forms have been available for mono for a while now iirc, don't know for sure since I don't do mono. You can always try coming back to C, C is the new C! :) Just kidding, ruby seems to be gaining a lot of momentum lately and there are enough cool features to keep you hooked, so I'd say go fot it. What about Jython? I know, is basically the same as python, however it can gain access to all the java std libraries, so doesn’t sound so bad. Windows.forms have been available for mono for a while now iirc, don’t know for sure since I don’t do mono. You can always try coming back to C, C is the new C! :) Just kidding, ruby seems to be gaining a lot of momentum lately and there are enough cool features to keep you hooked, so I’d say go fot it.

]]> By: Jon http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/#comment-842 Jon Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:58:54 +0000 http://michaeldehaan.net/?p=1119#comment-842 You could combine language interests and try something like Reia: http://wiki.reia-lang.org/wiki/Reia_Programming_Language It's a ruby/python like language running on the Erlang VM. You could combine language interests and try something like Reia:
http://wiki.reia-lang.org/wiki/Reia_Programming_Language

It’s a ruby/python like language running on the Erlang VM.

]]> By: ldng http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/#comment-840 ldng Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:47:13 +0000 http://michaeldehaan.net/?p=1119#comment-840 http://smarteiffel.loria.fr/ http://www.iolanguage.com/ http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/ http://www.php.net/ :-D http://smarteiffel.loria.fr/
http://www.iolanguage.com/
http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gforth/

http://www.php.net/ :-D

]]> By: tomekw http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/30/what-languages-are-all-the-cool-kids-doing-these-days/#comment-839 tomekw Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:22:11 +0000 http://michaeldehaan.net/?p=1119#comment-839 Ada :) Ada :)

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