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Assad Ebrahim <assad.ebrahim@alum.swarthmore.edu> wrote:
> Given the recent discussions on language successes & failures, thought
> the following might bring some light enjoyment:
> 
> Here's Larry Wall, live, expressing his views on  of Java:
> 
> "Java is sort of the Cobol of the 21st century... It's kind of
> heavyweight, verbose, and everyone loves to hate it, though not
> everyone will admit that.  
> 
> But managers like it because it looks like you're getting a lot done. 
> If 100 lines of Java code accomplish a task, then it looks like you've
> written 100 lines, even though in a different language, it might only
> take 5 lines.  
> 
> It's like, you can eat a 1-pound steak or you can eat, 100 pounds of
> shoe leather.  [Though] you feel a greater sense of accomplishment
> after the shoe leather, maybe they're some downsides."

From the man who created Perl!  Sheesh, talk about people in glass
houses.

Andrew.

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OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... Assad Ebrahim <assad.ebrahim@alum.swarthmore.edu> - 2014-04-26 00:46 +0100
  Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... Assad Ebrahim <assad.ebrahim@alum.swarthmore.edu> - 2014-04-26 01:00 +0100
    Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-25 18:07 -0700
      Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... Assad Ebrahim <assad.ebrahim@alum.swarthmore.edu> - 2014-04-26 10:34 +0100
    Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-04-26 03:47 -0400
      Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-04-26 15:21 +0200
  Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-04-26 04:15 -0400
    Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... Assad Ebrahim <assad.ebrahim@alum.swarthmore.edu> - 2014-04-26 09:49 +0100
    Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... Shark8 <OneWingedShark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-26 19:35 -0600
  Re: OT: Remarks on languages by language creators... Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-04-26 04:53 -0500

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