This is what keeps tripping me up, it is very difficult to be both general and not opinionated. C++ is general, you can use it however you want. Especially in many unsafe ways. Like it or not, this is great news for a general low-level language. A language that tells me how to build, where my files should live and what tools I am to use may be a great user experience, it is not very general. Still not sure what to make of this and where I land on this.

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FpUser 7 months ago | parent [-]

>"Like it or not,"

I do not give a flying fuck. Language is a tool. I work with many languages. If clients wants language XYZ then XYZ it is. My private opinion does not matter in this case

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johnnyanmac 7 months ago | parent [-]

>If clients wants language XYZ then XYZ it is.

I don't care how much you pay me (well, not in a practical sense), I'm not going to bash a bunch of screws in with a hammer. In my industry, the languages and tools do in fact matter and impact the quality of the project. It's hard enough as is without some unreasonable clients saying "oh yeah, can you make this in powerpoint?"

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FpUser 7 months ago | parent [-]

>"I'm not going to bash a bunch of screws in with a hammer."

My clients are not that dumb.

	▲	johnnyanmac 7 months ago \| parent [-]
		I'm exaggerating with that metaphor, but it's honestly not as much as I'd wish. I envy your clients. But I'm not too surprised, either. That's just a result of my domain, sadly.