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by npmaile 927 days ago
I get annoyed by tools like those featured here putting the language they are written in front and center like it's a defining feature about the application. The only thing that should matter (specifically with a compiled binary distributed program) is what it does and how well it does it.
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Disagree, especially in case of open source apps (which several of these are). I found one which I forked because of the language it is in.
I dont like when it is implied that a tool is better than existing similar tools because it uses language X (it is, but only fir X enthusiasts) but I want to see the language somewhere on the site front-page. I use an unpopular OS (FreeBSD) and compile a lot of applications from the sources and if I have a toolchain (an interpreter) for a given language installed I may try a new application, if not especially if this toolchain is heavy I would need a stronger motivation to try a new app.