>>Considering that Plan 9 has only two inherent languages, >>and its users often push for work to be done in only those, >>what is the Plan 9 perspective of languages and tools in >>relation to each other? >>Is it in agreement with this statement? > > It's certainly true that cultures and mindsets build up > around different things, some of it reasonable, some of it not, > and I observe Plan 9 is not much different in this regard. > That said, saying "push" and "inherent" are probably > inherently pushing things :)
I suppose my wording showed emphasis in all the wrong places. The question I meant to ask was (given the context of the referenced article): In the Plan 9 environment, are languages considered to be "tools"? The rest was just my reasoning to ask. Best, ak