Over my 25+ years of professional software experience, one thing has remained a constant: discussions of programming languages are almost entirely driven by emotional attachment. Programmers, like all other humans, are an emotional bunch. Although we like to think we make decisions based on cold technical facts, in reality programming languages that do well are those that make their users feel good about themselves and their current level of experience.
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@neilmadden The naked terror of ever having to touch a piece of code again might contribute.
Theoretically, one can write sane C++. But in practise, I never want to work with it ever again.
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@icing when emotional attachment becomes Stockholm syndrome!
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@neilmadden People need to be part of a tribe, optimally the winning tribe, and loyality is how you prove membership.
Change your opinion due to facts? You lost it. Not rewarding.
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