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On 9/21/24 8:03 AM, Farley Flud wrote:
> Rust is laughable garbage.
> 
> Some jerk at Mozilla cobbles some shit together and it ends
> up impressing his co-workers, all network "programmers" who
> are the lowest of the low.

   Look ... 'Rust' is really no better, or worse, than
   a LOT of existing computer languages. If you LIKE
   its vibe, USE it. If not, DON'T

   Python wasn't always popular. Took time to build
   a real following.

   Me, I'd rather use 'C' ... which was a brand new
   language when I got into computers - it was the
   Cool New Thing on PDP-11s. However the syntax IS,
   and especially can be MADE, a bit obscure. More
   'obvious', 'self-documenting' langs DO have an
   advantage.

   Still have my K&R 'C' book - and stick pretty
   much TOO it. I'd also rec "Algorithms in 'C'"
   by Sedgewick. STILL consult that.

   But my #1 fave is still Pascal. Poetry  :-)
   Thank you professor Wirth !

   Oh, "network programming" is HARD ... those people
   are NOT the "lowest of the low" by any means. The
   whole Modern World depends on them.

   But then you're just trying to start flames,
   aren't you ? Try being more productive.

   Hey, want "Real Computing" ? Try FORTRAN
   or COBOL. THOSE were the foundation and
   persist to this day. Wrote a FORTRAN app
   just a couple of years ago - mostly to vex
   the New Guys. Also a short COBOL app, that
   oughtta REALLY give 'em the shits !  :-)