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If Programming Languages Could Speak

Posted by michael on from the if-C++-screams-in-the-forest,-does-it-make-a-sound dept.

HealYourChurchWebSit writes "BurningBird's "The Parable of the Languages" offers a delightfully playful answer to the the question, "[what] if programming languages could speak, really speak, not just crunch bytes and stream bits, they would have much to say that is both wise and profound.""

3 of 352 comments (clear)

  1. Re:C by sinserve · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    That is semantically wrong. The second argument should not be a constant, it
    should be a pointer to a charcter string.

  2. Re:They were a little harsh on LISP. by Gandalf21 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Actually I would be surprised if lisp would actually say anything at all with all those parentheses.

  3. Re:C by Directrix1 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No, C also says outdated skillset. Flame on, biatch.

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