are programming languages important?

up a level
post article
search
admin
main
parent

are programming languages important?
by Malcolm on Wednesday November 02, @05:08PM

I'd argue that the choice of programming language is not really an issue of itself. Any programmer worth her salt can pick up a new language, given a few weeks. Limitations of the language and the programming environment may lead to frustration and some degree of inefficiency, but the impact is minimal.

Language choice seems to have more to do with the epiphenomena of programming: IT fashion (scarily important in both the commercial and free software worlds) and quality of vendor support. Of course, these can easily be the life or death of a project.

Post Reply

Name
Email
Notify	Notify me via email of responses to this message
Title
Comment	(Check those URLs! Don't forget the http://!)
Encoding	If none of the above mean anything to you, select 'Plain'!
Attachment	(You can attach a file to your reply which can then be retrieved by other readers. Try to keep the file sizes below 500Kb in order to conserve network and server resources.)
	Enter the above code (*Required)
Allowed HTML	<B> <I> <P> <A> <LI> <OL> <UL> <EM> <BR> <TT> <HR> <STRONG> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV .> <DIV> <P .>

Important Stuff:

Note: Fields with bold titles are required.

Please try to keep posts on topic.

Try to reply to other people comments instead of starting new threads,

Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said.

Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about.

Please do not post offtopic, inflammatory, inappropriate, illegal, or offensive comments. Repeat offenders will be sanctioned.

This site is a member of WebRing.
To browse visit Here.

Advertisement: CCHIT certified EMR and Medical Practice Management Software from Medical Software Associates makes patient management easy. Free practice management and medical billing software demo available.