If programming languages were religions • Hacker News Board

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by shaunxcode » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 7:33 PM UTC

Also does this make the jvm and or parrot like one of those weird new-age "all paths lead to the sun" sort of religions where "anything goes"/syntax so long as it involves some rough idea of a god/bytecode?

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 7:41 PM UTC

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Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by mynameishere » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 7:48 PM UTC

Dumb article. Judaism and C are about as opposite as you can get. Judaism's texts (the bible and the Talmud) are famously convoluted, contradictory, debated, etc. C is one of the cleanest languages.

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by zupatol » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 7:48 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #2

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

My religion changes after work.

That makes me think of the jews who live in Saudi Arabia and know enough of the Coran to pass as muslims.

Java would be islam then. No wonder it sounds indonesian.

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by jrockway » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 7:57 PM UTC

cabalamat wrote: post #19

manny wrote: post #9

well. someone doesn't like Perl. Sheesh!

I fear you underestimate the number of people who dislike Perl.

Yeah, Perl sucks. Instead of making me rewrite libraries, I have to actually work on the problem I want to solve, 'cause the libraries already work. I hate being productive!!1!

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by jmtame » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 7:57 PM UTC

Visual Basic would be Satanism - Except that you don't REALLY need to sell your soul to be a Satanist...

Dim! Yuck.

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by aaronblohowiak » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 8:07 PM UTC

shaunxcode wrote: post #7

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.

I was going to make a comment about ALGOL being zoroastrianism, but your smalltalk comment will suffice.

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by aaronblohowiak » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 8:09 PM UTC

mynameishere wrote: post #23

Dumb article. Judaism and C are about as opposite as you can get. Judaism's texts (the bible and the Talmud) are famously convoluted, contradictory, debated, etc. C is one of the cleanest languages.

And, Taoism is more like Forth.

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by stcredzero » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 8:11 PM UTC

Retric wrote: post #11

stcredzero wrote: post #2

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

Yep, ASM is the one true path that directly interfaces you with the underlying messy reality, but is only truly understood by a few arcane practitioners. Aka it's Quantum Mechanics ;)

Sorry, but designing CPU hardware is really quantum mechanics, both in your analogy and in reality.

Re: If programming languages were religions

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 8:14 PM UTC

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