Posted on
August 27, 2008 04:39
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JP
vb horrors
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"Then why do you write things about VB from time to time, J.P.?", you ask.
Well, I'll tell you. Because I am on a 2 year long project that is using it and I really dislike the entire point of the language and everything it stands for. You might as well go full retard. It's like telling a contractor he has to build you a house with a butter knife because you don't want him hurting himself with a saw. I'm sorry but you just gotta know stuff to write software. Accept it.
"Wow, J.P., just wow..."
Look, I am not going to justify it. It just is. Am I a language snob? No, not at all. I like many different languages out there. Python, with that wild white space thing...love it. C#? Love it the best. Ruby? Yeah, neat. LISP? Sure, why the hell not. Scheme, too, for that matter. F#? No problem here. Haskell? Scala? Great.
Every time I find something quirky in VB, I feel COMPELLED to send Paul Vick a message about. He's the VB architect....I think. He's up there in the chain of command anyway. The guy probably thinks I am trying to be mean about it, but seriously I am not. I just can't help myself. Anyway, I'm sorry Paul, I am not trying to be mean.