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What he should and shouldn't do is for him and his employer to decide, not you.

C++ requires that all overloaded versions exist at compile time; Haskell allows them to exist at runtime. For example, in Haskell you can make a datatype like data Foo a = Blah a |…

No, both of those are bad monkey-patching. There is no reason for that function to be defined as a method in Array.

Yes, but then he wouldn't be a "good student."

You're actually taking the quote out of context. Getting a C in an art class is different from getting a C in macroeconomics. "Everything" doesn't refer to, say, athletic ability, …

There is no correlation with 'powerful' and it's only natural that elegant languages are easier to implement.

Which version of C# are you thinking of? In C# 3, the verbosity level is much less than in C# 2, where it's slightly less than C# 1. I don't see where Ruby syntax is particularly m…

Flagging might need 51, but downvoting needs more. I don't know how much.

> Requiring a degree in CS, SE, or EE (I don't see the point of requiring a degree if it's not directly related to the field) does exactly this. But it doesn't. There are plenty of…

You're misinterpreting reality with that quote, because labor that produces inherently more valuable goods is inherently more valuable labor than labor which does not. Part of the …

Probably to simplify the add/remove code and life in general.