The error which underlies the very existence of this debate is that there is some kind of perfect Platonic form of the computer language, which some real languages reflect more perfectly than others. Plato was brilliant for his time but reality is not expressable in terms of arbitrary visions of perfection, and furthermore, one programmer's ideal is often another's hell.
Paul VixieBeing obscure in acronyms is great. I think I'll start making up my own... INYM - I'm Not Your Momma.
Paul VixieNote that I hold the single-author record for total CERT advisories, proving that in my copious youth I knew how to sling code but not how to manage risk.
Paul VixieNote that if I can get you to su and say something just by asking, you have a very serious security problem on your system and you should look into it.
Paul VixieThe error which underlies the very existence of this debate is that there is some kind of perfect Platonic form of the computer language, which some real languages reflect more perfectly than others. Plato was brilliant for his time but reality is not expressable in terms of arbitrary visions of perfection, and furthermore, one programmer's ideal is often another's hell.
Paul Vixie