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rain 🌦️ @sunshowers.io

this, from the article, is somewhat strange. one of the fundamental rules of mathematics and computer science is that constraints liberate: power along one dimension means limitations along other dimensions. You can't really rank languages like this

One reason to choose a language is your familiarity with it. Big companies might pick a language that's popular or easy to hire for. The real technical reason is that some languages are more powerful than others. I believe the best decision is to choose the most powerful one.
jul 8, 2025, 5:30 pm • 7 0

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chris pickard @pickard.cc

I don't even understand what this paragraph is saying? is python "more powerful" because you can do a lot very quickly? is rust powerful because of its safety guarantees? is C powerful because it's portable to every platform under the sun?

jul 8, 2025, 5:34 pm • 3 0 • view
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Malnormalulo (any pronouns) @malnormalulo.bsky.social

80% of the post is a sales pitch for Clojure. This paragraph is teeing up for that.

jul 8, 2025, 5:51 pm • 1 0 • view
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Malnormalulo (any pronouns) @malnormalulo.bsky.social

One of the things I find most frustrating about the Clojure community is this sort of absolutism. I happen to agree with that its choices are largely good "default" tradeoffs for most contexts, but it isn't The One True Way that so many regard it as.

jul 8, 2025, 5:56 pm • 0 0 • view