From: Isaac Gouy <igouy@...>
Date: 2005-09-16T07:11:35+09:00
Subject: Re: you can't get in trouble with your boss for picking C#


Josh Charles wrote:
> On 9/15/05, Phlip <phlipcpp@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Static typing is _wrong_, and the right alternative is linguistic support
> > for _optional_ typing.
>
> Try building an operating system without static typing.

That would be a job for BCPL :-)


> The point is
> that you use the right tool for the job.  C# is a great language, and
> the future is looking especially bright for it.  With the Mono
> project, and a few other, .NET is a great platform to use as well.
> You can really do some neat things with it.
>
>
> > Then when you retrofit a language design feature, instead of building it in
> > from scratch, you can't use it to simplify everything. Even its syntax will
> > suck.
>
> Has every feature that is currently a part of Ruby been a part of Ruby
> from the start?  I doubt it.  C#'s syntax is great for what it is used
> for.
>
> You should use the best tool for the job.  If the situation is one
> where you are using several different languages, or any of the several
> other advantages of using the .NET platform, use .NET / C#.  If the
> situation is different, and you're implementing a micro-kernel, use C.
>  If you're creating a web application, use Ruby with the Rails
> Framework.
>
> There is not now, nor will there ever be a 'one-size-fits-all'
> language.  It's that simple.  You can't implement Ruby in Ruby, you
> have to use C.  That's never going to change.