On May 28, 4:47 pm, "Phil Runciman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Stuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 28 May 2008 1:48 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: php vs python > > Ivan Illarionov wrote: > > On Wed, 28 May 2008 05:10:20 +0400, AnrDaemon wrote: > > >> Greetings, Ivan Illarionov. > >> In reply to Your message dated Monday, May 26, 2008, 04:47:00, > > >>>> As I've said before - good programmers can write good code in any > >>>> language. > >>> Yes, they can. But it may be harder to do for them in one language > and > >>> easier in another. > >> It's obvious lie. If you have clear mind and you know language you're > >> using, there are absolutely NOTHING can deny you to write clear code. > >> Even using forth postfix notation, I have no problem writing good > code, > >> it's as easy as writing bad code. And yes, I do see the difference. > > > No. Language does matter. > > Yes it does matter. > > I have programmed in many assembly and higher level languages. > > In OldenTimes: > In Algol 60 I was productive from the start. > KDF9 Usercode (Assembly) was brilliant. (A bigger HW stack would have > made it even better). > IBM 360 Assembly was poorer but not a disaster. > PL1 was a mess. You could write good code but why bother? > COBOL was fit for purpose and when combined with Jackson structured > programming could be used straight away by rooky programmers in business > systems programming. I am sure it has progressed since ANSI 68. > > The Inuit have 13 terms for snow. Microsoft advocate DSLs. Why have DSLs > if language does not matter? > > My 2c worth.
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