21 Jul
2009
21 Jul
'09
4:38 a.m.
On 21 Jul 2009, at 08:41, Andrew Turley wrote:
At some point a programming language's utility is measured by it's ability to provide an easy way to do a common task. So in the end it depends on what you're trying to do.
This is in fact an important computer programming language design principle. If one has to spend time on finding or writing workarounds as opposed to what is close to the intention, then the language wasn't designed or well designed for the task: language and programming intention do not interface well. Hans