Programming languages, much like the jackass in the middle, are tools. Different tools are for different things. The right tool for the job can make your day. The wrong tool can make you question your entire career.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 19 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Exactly. And what is the best tool? The best tool for the job

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That's just not terribly meaningful, though. Was JavaScript the "best tool" for client-side logic from the death of Flash until the advent of TypeScript? No, it was the only tool.

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 1 points 14 hours ago

Flash was awful. I was contracted to un-fuck a custom video player and that experience convinced me that Flash was a dumpster fire that needed to die. Fortunately it did.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You're halfway there.

Yes, it was the best tool, in context

In that context, what was better?

[–] kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Exactly, the hivemind is strong in this thread

[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

If it was the only tool it was both the best and the worst by definition.

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