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▲ BiteCode_dev 6 days ago

I stand by my statement! Compare the number of strings a violin has to the keys on a piano! :)

▲chrisweekly 6 days ago | parent [-]

I know it's all at least semi- tongue-in-cheek, but IRL a piano's discrete, sequential keys are what make it almost inarguably the easiest instrument to learn.

▲IshKebab 6 days ago | parent [-]

That's exactly his point. Languages aren't easier to learn simply because their specification is short, any more than instruments are easier to play because they have fewer strings.

▲jibal 6 days ago | parent [-]

The analogy is completely invalid. Languages with small specifications are easier to learn.

It's sad that the dev, who has done great work, has to spend time defending the C language from critters living under a bridge when it's a fixed element that isn't going to change.

▲chrisweekly 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Accusing people who disagree w/ you of being trolls doesn't bolster your argument.

▲jibal 6 days ago | parent [-]

Speaking of weak arguments: that wasn't the basis of the accusation.

▲thijson 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

People don't argue with a carpenter over what tools were used to build a piece of furniture. It feels like a religious debate.

▲IshKebab 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> Languages with small specifications are easier to learn.

Only if all other things are equal, which they never are.