If programming languages were religions

#1

Post by imgabe » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 5:34 PM UTC

If programming languages were religions
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Re: If programming languages were religions

#2

Post by stcredzero » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 5:42 PM UTC

Actually, they are religions! Didn't you know?

Re: If programming languages were religions

#3

Post by juliend2 » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 5:54 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #2

Actually, they are religions! Didn't you know?

Some people tend to see it as a meme. It's not THAT far from a religion. Except, i didn't see any C++ programmer kill in the name of Bjarne Stroustrup...Yet.

Re: If programming languages were religions

#4

Post by Dilpil » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 6:06 PM UTC

This will go down as a classic piece of programming humor.

Re: If programming languages were religions

#5

Post by edw519 » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 6:08 PM UTC

...then this photo proves that Dick Pick must have been the Messiah:

http://jes.com/gfx/people/csn_1983_11_28_antigrav_dick_001.j...

(Sure don't mean to offend anyone, just a silly hacker joke.)

Re: If programming languages were religions

#6

Post by olefoo » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 6:11 PM UTC

The bit about Judaism and C reminds me of http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/ten-commandments.html

Re: If programming languages were religions

#7

Post by shaunxcode » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 6:13 PM UTC

I feel the omission of smalltalk is just further evidence of it's true strength considering it inspired so many of the attributes of the other religions yet still persists unknown to the masses as the true religion with no religion behind all religion.

Re: If programming languages were religions

#8

Post by incomethax » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 6:16 PM UTC

What does that make javascript then?

Re: If programming languages were religions

#9

Post by manny » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 6:18 PM UTC

well. someone doesn't like Perl.

Sheesh!

Re: If programming languages were religions

#10

Post by nobosh » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 6:23 PM UTC

IF???