RailsConf 09: Robert Martin, "What Killed Smalltalk Could K

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bayindirh · 2024-03 · Recommendation

> your arguments against Rust come off as biased. Yes, I'm pretty aware of this, and I keep this bias voluntarily, because Rust is generally touted (hyped?) as a Silver Bullet, and I'm wary of Silver Bullets. So, I want to highlight that fact. > Sorry if I came across as rude. No hard feelings. As I said, I'm not under delusion of a perfect life. I just said it. > I just find it slightly puzzling how your stance on it is kind of going up and down. :) I have a habit of mirroring the tone of the person I'm talking with. Combine it with the fact that English is not my native language, it's possible that "tone adjustment" is far from perfect. > it's been quite a while since I've seen Rust zealotry on HN... Yes, there's no zealotry here, and it's great, but I'm exposed to a wider community than HN people. Unfortunately, HN represents very small percent of the programmers around. A great talk I like about this issue is Robert Martin's "What Killed Smalltalk Could Kill Ruby, Too" [0]. Let's say, I'm marred and bitter from tons of zealotry and flamewars over the years (yes, I'm not young folk). > While that likely does wonders for your mental health... [Snipped for brevity] First of all, thanks. I pray that you work in a place you love and never work again. I'm very aware that how being solo makes me different and biased, and I think I highlighted at a couple of places. On the other hand, I understand what teams and team-related activities are important for code quality. Let's say th

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bayindirh · 2022-09 · Recommendation

We always make this discussion with friends. I don't think every language should tick the boxes the same way. I also personally like Go a lot. It's filling the gap between C++ and Python for me. If I need something compiled with proper threading support, but C++ would be an overkill, I reach for Go. Go is designed with a human centric view, IMHO: "Make writing great programs easier rather than design a language with novel/cutting edge features, but with a high cognitive load", and I find it as a noble aim as Rust's guarantees and aspirations. I understand why people love Rust, but I don't think it's the only one, or the proverbial silver bullet that we finally achieved. Yes, it's nice. Yes, it brings many things to the table, but it's not the final solution for once and for all. You like Rust? Great, Go for it (unintended pun alert), but I think we need all languages from all paradigms and perspectives. I find this talk [0] very informative and useful while interacting with other languages and communities. I'm not sharing this with any insinuations towards you, but just find it generally perspective broadening. [0]: [VIDEO] - What Killed Smalltalk could Kill Ruby.

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pjmlp · 2016-11 · Recommendation

Quite interesting, maybe one should also check this older talk: Robert Martin, "What Killed Smalltalk Could Kill Ruby", 2009 [VIDEO]

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