Comment They're Just Languages (Score 1) 726
C'mon folks, who really cares how many lines X can be accomplished with? Just get X to happen, in whatever is fastest for you, that can also be read and maintained by a large group of people.
For me, that's Java, because I know it so well, and because that's the "standard" here. For others, the situation should drive the language. I also believe that the environment has more influence on the choice of language then does the problem/solution.
Isn't the true sense of a hacker to accomplish the previously thought impossible with what we have today? I think bringing tools, languages and such from outside the environment is a bit like cheating.
For me, that's Java, because I know it so well, and because that's the "standard" here. For others, the situation should drive the language. I also believe that the environment has more influence on the choice of language then does the problem/solution.
Isn't the true sense of a hacker to accomplish the previously thought impossible with what we have today? I think bringing tools, languages and such from outside the environment is a bit like cheating.
