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by coliveira 5977 days ago
> have you never switched to a more productive language and cringed when you went back to the old language.

Yes, but the difference is not one order of magnitude. Not if there is some level of sanity in the language (e.g., I am not talking about brainfk). For example, even though one can program faster in Python, it is not 10 times faster than in C, especially for large-scale software.
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smcq 5977 days ago
I easily program software 50x faster in python than C. If I didn't, I would be using C for speed.
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coliveira 5971 days ago
This just talks about your personal skills (or lack of) in C. I know people that can write an application in C faster than most can do in Python.
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smcq 5971 days ago
You know, I was going to point out how amazingly brain dead that comparison was, and how inappropriate it was to try to guess my skill level in various languages based on my claim that a language that requires 1/20 the LOC is 50x faster.

I will however finish with, there's a reason C applications don't have features or agile development cycles, and it's not because the coders are absurdly productive. Also, please don't ever try to be a manager.

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