I just broke down and got a login on HN because of this poll. I was astounded at the number of python votes. Mmmm -- I got a reg and also voted for python, but still... Why is this poll so lopsided? I would have guessed a murkier distribution, after all, we all have to write in at least 5-6 langs just to get along. Does HN simply attract pythonistas?
Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
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Re: Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
#352Earlier quoted context omitted.
Luckily C# supports them: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397687.aspx
your parent is suggesting that java does not have a substitute for lambdas.
Which isn't true anyway, since anonymous inner classes are just very verbose and awkward lambdas. (I'm a Java hater but I'm also a horrible pedant)
Re: Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
#353Hey, the C language is pretty well scored. I really really loved the C. For me, it's the king/father language. Everything is in it seriously (I mean, types, flow controls, memory management etc.), and it's just on top of the assembly language. I could code with C during centuries I think. By the way, Ruby is pretty well scored also. I should try it eh. Is it for back-end programming or front-end, native apps? What's…
"And about Python? Why is it so awesome?"
Because you already know it. Turn around and look at the pseudo-code on your whiteboard.
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#354C# really feels like the most mature language that I've ever dealt with. Writing it feels clear, if something is wrong the debugger is very clear. The number of features that are there is incredible (especially post C# 2.0 when they added generics). Properties are delightful. How do you convert to a string? Convert.ToString(). How about an integer? Knowing only that one, it's what you'd expect! I also picked JavaScri…
If I wasn't using Google Chrome's web developer tools I'd probably consider JavaScript to be a nightmarish corpse of a language that punishes the slightest of typos with a silent malicious grin... Only by the grace of tools is JS tame at all
+100000. We can thank the Webkit Tools team (including folks from both Apple and Google) for making the web platform environment as pleasant as it is. Kudos!
Re: Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
#355Hey, the C language is pretty well scored. I really really loved the C. For me, it's the king/father language. Everything is in it seriously (I mean, types, flow controls, memory management etc.), and it's just on top of the assembly language. I could code with C during centuries I think. By the way, Ruby is pretty well scored also. I should try it eh. Is it for back-end programming or front-end, native apps? What's…
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Re: Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
#356Most of my "for fun" coding lately has been in Arduino's C/C++ language subset - which, given it's lack of many of the standard libraries usually assumed available when people talk about C or C++, I tend to not think of it as "C programming". In fact the resource-limited nature of Arduino programming feels much closer to assembly than anything else.
(Perl is still my "favourite" of all the languages I get paid to write…)
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#357Re: Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
#358Earlier quoted context omitted.
I couldn't agree more. In fact, that is my single biggest problem with being a C# developer. Sounds counter-intuitive, right? Each time I dive into another language, I feel handcuffed because I don't have the features and options that I get from Visual Studio. Once the "new language smell" has worn off, I find myself wishing for faster ways to develop sections of code. I miss instant code compilation and validation.…
Amen, I almost totally jumped ship when MVC was a 'new' thing, if they hadn't brought out ASP.Net MVC when they did I would have left. The only thing I hate about C# is the 'magic' they keep trying introducing to the frameworks. ASP.Net was bloody awful but if you haven't checked out MVC 4, this is truly WTF were you thinking MS: http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/getting-started-with-asp... GetAllProducts magically…
YES. THANK YOU.
Re: Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
#359Earlier quoted context omitted.
your parent is suggesting that java does not have a substitute for lambdas.
Which isn't true anyway, since anonymous inner classes are just very verbose and awkward lambdas. (I'm a Java hater but I'm also a horrible pedant)
True. Then again, what's the practical point of lambdas that aren't concisely expressed?
Re: Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
#360Favorite != most used. Sometimes you're "forced" to use a language because "that's what the company use". For example, I use Java in my company, but I won't make it my favorite.