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by garbagecoder 1229 days ago
What language you write a program in is not a feature, definitely not a headline one.
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pkolaczk 1229 days ago
Languages are not tools. Languages are materials. If you buy a house you are quite likely interested in what materials were used to build it. There are different features you'd expect from a wooden house vs concrete house.
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timeon 1229 days ago
Maybe not for you. But for my RSS filter it definitely is.
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groestl 1229 days ago
Well, choice of language carries _a lot_ of implicit information for which you'd need many more words.
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