27 Jun
2018
27 Jun
'18
6:27 a.m.
Arthur Krewat <krewat(a)kilonet.net> wrote:
Sometimes, I wonder... Programmers are supposed to be
smarter than the
language. Not the other way around.
art k.
After many years working in a variety of places, I have come to the
conclusion that Sturgeon's Law ("90% of everything is crud") applies to
working programmers as well.
:-(
W.R.T. the statement as given, the point is good; when a language is
huge and complex (yes C++, I'm looking at you) it becomes really hard
to be effective in it unless you are a super-star genius.
Arnold