27 Dec
2019
27 Dec
'19
4:13 a.m.
On 26 Dec 2019 13:37 -0800, from lm(a)mcvoy.com (Larry McVoy):
As you said, it takes a lot of discipline to use the
right subset
which makes you wonder why there isn't a language that is the right
subset.
Probably because of the old adage "80% of the users would be just
peachy with 20% of the features; trouble is, it's never _the same_
20%". Lots of people tend to forget that second half of that.
That, and design by committee, maybe? I guess C++ is what you end up
with when _everyone_ is trying to get _their_ 20% into the same tool.
At least with Ada it seems they had the sense to know when to stop.
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