#Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions on creating Jai a new language for game programmers

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lylecubed · 2018-09 · Strong recommendation

This video does a great job of explaining why modern programming in general has failed: [VIDEO] I think OOP specifically derailed programming because of how big it was, how fast it took over and how long it was considered to be the one true programming paradigm. When OOP hit, it hit hard and fast. It wasn't long before colleges were teaching OOP as The One True Way To Program. Every employer required knowledge of OOP before they would interview you. And I mean every employer, from startups to corporate enterprise. And once it took hold, it took people (and me!) 10-20 years to realize the OOP emperor had no clothes on. I still don't understand why or how it got so big so quickly. All I can figure is that the software industry as a whole pays attention to the wrong people.

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illiarian · 2023-03 · Recommendation

Hubris. "Look at us, we have these LANGUAGE EXPERTS working for us". As a result the only presentations these people do are about how great their new Yet Another Language toy is. Compare this to, say, Jonathan Blow talking about design decisions for his language: [VIDEO]

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goostavos · 2020-06 · Recommendation

They become really frustrating as the project grows in size. Personally, it becomes really difficult to maintain productivity. As compile times tick up, I start bouncing over to other tabs rather than just twiddling my thumbs starring at a terminal. Then I realize I've been on Reddit for a half-hour. I recently watched this talk by Johnathan Blow[0] where he talks about quality of life in programming languages and spends a fair amount of time talking about compile times and their effects. I think we collectively need to re-align on being performance focused. Tools are simultaneously amazing but crummy at the same time. [0] [VIDEO]

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