Programming Tip of the Day

[wtd]

If you set out to improve a system, and one of your goals is making sure that the users of that system won't have to learn anything new, you're almost certain to fail.

[wtd]

What do you call a programming language that either doesn't reach out to or deliberately alienates new talent?

Dead.

[mirhagk]

Learn as many programming languages as you can, most of the languages you will never use, but it looks impressive on a resume, and each language gives you a perspective on how to code things, making your programs in your main language cleaner, faster and shorter. (I suppose the same goes for natural languages as well)

[Amarylis]

wtd @ Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:37 pm wrote:

What do you call a programming language that either doesn't reach out to or deliberately alienates new talent?

Dead.

I thought it was called an apple product