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  1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

    You guys talking about cool programming languages is making my Java-worshipping ass feel bad. :(

    Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:46:56 UTC from web
    1. loveydoe loveydoe

      @redenchilada I prefer C for game programming, Scheme for scripting, and Korn shell for scripting and systems programming. :-)

      Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:48:11 UTC from web
      1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

        @loveydoe The most I've done is a bit of C work for a game project I got pulled into working on... I don't really know any of it. (Honestly the only language I'm super-comfortable in is PHP... the joys of web development?)

        Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:49:34 UTC from web
        1. loveydoe loveydoe

          @redenchilada http://i.imgur.com/pG3q7.jpg

          Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:50:18 UTC from web
          1. Ross (FlamingPandaOMG) Ross (FlamingPandaOMG)

            @loveydoe I'm so confused as to what a good portion of those are supposed to be

            Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:51:54 UTC from web
            1. loveydoe loveydoe

              @thewaifutyphoon Do you program or interact with programming language communities?

              Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:52:37 UTC from web
              1. Ross (FlamingPandaOMG) Ross (FlamingPandaOMG)

                @loveydoe Nah. I tried CodeAcademy for all of about 2 hours and then forgot about it.

                Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:53:19 UTC from web
                1. loveydoe loveydoe

                  @thewaifutyphoon I see. I'll explain in a series. C is the oldest language on the chart; notice how dated its cells look. To languages with bursting libraries of functions and data types, C might seem obsolete or painful.

                  Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:56:27 UTC from web
                  1. Ross (FlamingPandaOMG) Ross (FlamingPandaOMG)

                    @loveydoe I know that C is super old and that PHP is web programming, but that's pretty much my entire knowledge of that chart

                    Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:57:17 UTC from web
            2. loveydoe loveydoe

              @thewaifutyphoon PHP is used for web programming, but from what I remember, it misses consistent naming for its standard functions and modules, and has many obsolete function names still littering the standard library. The joke here seems to be that the managers of web-based companies saw that other sites used PHP, so they decided to use it too, despite some of its faults.

              Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:02:30 UTC from web
              1. MetalTao MetalTao

                @loveydoe What do you think of HTMLS?

                Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:03:06 UTC from web
                1. loveydoe loveydoe

                  @metaltao I've never heard of it! I have used plain old HTML before, though.

                  Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:03:58 UTC from web
                  1. MetalTao MetalTao

                    @loveydoe Not HTMLS? I beleive the "S" stands for secure...

                    Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:04:49 UTC from web
                    1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                      @metaltao HTML is just markup and has no measures of security. You might be thinking of HTTPS, which is a secure web protocol?

                      Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:05:41 UTC from web
                      1. MetalTao MetalTao

                        @redenchilada Oh...

                        Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:06:05 UTC from web
                  2. MetalTao MetalTao

                    @loveydoe Oh nvm it was XHTML XD sorry :L

                    Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:05:42 UTC from web
                    1. loveydoe loveydoe

                      @metaltao XHTML is a great standardization of the HTML syntax. For the DOCTYPE, though, plain HTML5 is much cleaner.

                      Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:07:32 UTC from web
                      1. MetalTao MetalTao

                        @loveydoe OK!

                        Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:08:13 UTC from web
                2. caret7 caret7

                  @metaltao HTML5 is better than the other HTML standards, in my opinion. However, I have a generally low opinion of all Web protocols and encodings. I think it'd be cool if web apps were replaced with actual programs, run via a virtual machine. (see Inferno VM)

                  Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:06:33 UTC from web
            3. loveydoe loveydoe

              @thewaifutyphoon The Java column reveals a feeling of bloatedness, complexity, and business that other languages see in it. Java is notorious verbose, but some would say its existence as a portable virtual machine and an industry standard outweigh its issues.

              Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:06:29 UTC from web
            4. loveydoe loveydoe

              @thewaifutyphoon Ruby has an extremely friendly community, full of companionship and free spirit. However, some groups see it as unprofessional, silly, hacky, slow, and ugly. Notice how its column is full of quirky people and strange creatures. I like its community, but for its language features, I think Lisp and Scheme serve better.

              Monday, 14-Jul-14 07:11:34 UTC from web
          2. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

            @loveydoe The "Java as seen by PHP fanboys" panel confuses me because I honestly figured out Java way quicker than PHP :c

            Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:57:34 UTC from web
            1. loveydoe loveydoe

              @redenchilada It looks to me like it is showing Java as a super complex language, with all its classes, subpackages, interfaces, and methods.

              Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:59:05 UTC from web
    2. caret7 caret7

      @redenchilada Haha, nice to meet another programmer.

      Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:48:51 UTC from web
      1. MetalTao MetalTao

        @caret7 Redenchilada is this sites programmer! XD

        Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:49:54 UTC from web
    3. MetalTao MetalTao

      @redenchilada Rasspery pie is good! http://rainbowdash.net/url/769126 http://rainbowdash.net/url/769127

      Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:49:38 UTC from web
    4. caret7 caret7

      @c It is. My favorite bits are the type system, the CSP-style concurrency, and the simple error handling.

      Monday, 14-Jul-14 06:50:01 UTC from web