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by DeathArrow 1146 days ago
> The most reviled languages are often previously loved languages that made writing code easier at the cost of reading and understanding it.

You claim someone actually loved Objective C or Perl? Or even Scala?
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musicale 1146 days ago
Hahah. I like Objective-C with ARC (in spite of its complexity and limitations), but Swift is more compact and I'm probably never going back (except maybe for hobby projects like writing something for GNUstep.)

I also like how Objective-C++ can mix in C++ code bases. It's an amazing chimera of a language.

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gorjusborg 1146 days ago
That's funny because to me, Perl, is the epitome of a fun write-only language!
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langfan 1146 days ago
I'm sure at least their "parents" did.

$tongue in @cheek

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ihatepython 1146 days ago
> You claim someone actually loved Objective C

The problem with Objective C is that it requires skill. The average developer really is better off using a more remedial language like Swift.

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