Havoc has written a few articles on the selection of language and technology in open source software - more specifically GNOME. I am glad Havoc has done this as he understands *how* to debate.
As one who avoids being a hacker I will admit that I use python and lisp on a regular basis. I know, I know all you lisp haters - I like it, its a very nice language to me. As you might guess though, I am not building large scale apps so perhaps I have a different perspective.
There is a good deal of discusstion generated from Havoc's post that seems to stem from the certain people's selfish interests instead of what might be best for everyone. I'd like to take another approach at this...
To my non-hacker brain none of this matters until the auto* tools are done away with. Good god - it is harder than all hell to simply compile and make a release of *anything* you code. Have you seen how people using Mac and Windows do it?
Well neither have they!
Get it?
Sure it is nice to have a language that doesn't "get in the way" as it were... but if the tools get in the way who really cares?
Posted by dmason at March 21, 2004 03:24 PM