From: Tom Willis Date: 2005-03-30T10:39:26+09:00 Subject: Re: Java for Rubyists You read too much into my comments you person you... ;) I was strictly speaking from my personal experience, nothing against the technologies mentioned. I have my preferences. The truth is for me productivity = happiness, increased productivity = increased happiness. I want to be happy. I do not feel producitive in my dealings with J2ee, or .net because of the very specific, poorly implemented projects(that I didn't write), that I am responsible for maintaining(not fixing). In other words, due to my personal experience, not because of any perceived bias towards lower or higher level languages. I try to use a screw driver when a screw driver is needed, and steel wool when steel wool is needed. Being human I tend to prefer things, and I like steel wool but I still pick up the screw driver when I need to. On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:55:08 +0900, Lyndon Samson wrote: > > I fell the original posters pain. My work world is filled with long > > forgotten .net apps and J2ee apps that I have to patch at a moments > > notice. > > I'll never get this attitude, why is programming in a more powerful > language almost more enjoyable than in a less powerful language? > > Do C kernel hackers grumble they are not writing in zsh or Scheme? > > Personally I find many languages enjoyable to program in, even low > level languages where you are producing alot more LOC than you > otherwise might using a HLL. > > -- > Into RFID? www.rfidnewsupdate.com Simple, fast, news. > > -- Thomas G. Willis http://paperbackmusic.net