[aklug] Re: bash sucks

* Arthur Corliss <acorliss@nevaeh-linux.org> [120204 07:04]:
>
> It'll be an uphill climb, but that's exactly what's been done with new
> programming languages like python, ruby, etc. How strongly do you believe
> in your cause?

  I worked for years with rebol. Rebol was developed in the 90's by
  a (then) well-financed team headed by Carl Sassenrath, who had a
  lot of cred by being the lead programmer of the Amiga OS. It is a
  very well-designed programming language and it never went
  anywhere. I would say that that the weakness of rebol was the lack
  of promotion by the developer. (I (sort of) knew/know him).
  So rebol never went anywhere and I don't use it any more except
  for a few utilities.

  On the other hand, there's PHP (ick!) No doubt it is the most used
  programming language on the planet and with it being a component
  of Facebook. Yet PHP was well-recognized back when facebook was
  first developed.

  I think it would make a good case study to see how PHP became a
  success. I like to compare PHP to Bud Light. Everybody drinks it
  'cuz everybody drinks it. Only Bud Light doesn't mix code, data,
  and presentation into an ungodly mess and make exploits easy.

  Time for a Guinness. Oh, it's morning ...

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Tim 
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