Comment on Ask HN: When you meet a fellow programmer "in the wild",Comments−benologist14yWhat kind of work they do is far more interesting than what language they do it in.−akkartik14yMy mantra lately: there are no bad languages, only bad codebases.(Corollary: most codebases are bad.)−probablyOP14yOf course, but after that part...−benologist14yWell after that part either you find something about their work interesting or vice versa, or you look for some other common interest, or you go your separate ways...
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What kind of work they do is far more interesting than what language they do it in.
My mantra lately: there are no bad languages, only bad codebases.
(Corollary: most codebases are bad.)
Of course, but after that part...
Well after that part either you find something about their work interesting or vice versa, or you look for some other common interest, or you go your separate ways...