[BiteCode_dev]

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

[chrisweekly]

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]

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]

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]

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

[jibal]

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

[thijson]

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]

> Languages with small specifications are easier to learn.

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