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Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 11:53:09 +1100
Subject: Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python)
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On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> On 09/11/2013 22:58, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> >
>> > * Some languages are just fundamentally bad. I do not recommend ever
>> > writing production code in Whitespace, Ook, or Piet.
>
> One of the worst coding experiences I ever had was trying to build an
> app for a Roku media player.  They have a home-grown language called
> BrightScript.  Barf.

And this is exactly why I was so strongly against the notion of
developing an in-house scripting language. It may be a lot of work to
evaluate Lua, Python, JavaScript, and whatever others we wanted to
try, but it's a *lot* less work than making a new language that
actually is worth using.

ChrisA