His intent has been "largely positive", but what do you expect people to say after his "Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, Scheme and Common Lisp suck because they didn't allow me to write compact code" remarks?
Here is what will happen: Perl and Ruby programmers will ask you to show code and they will rewrite it in one-liners. Java and Python programmers will stuff code into packages/modules and write a tiny 5-line "client" for it. And Scheme and Common Lisp programmers will take absolute pleasure in skinning your argument about macrology and hygiene, the Common Lispers keeping a bucket of salt nearby for the rubbing.
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His intent has been "largely positive", but what do you expect people to say after his "Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, Scheme and Common Lisp suck because they didn't allow me to write compact code" remarks?
Here is what will happen: Perl and Ruby programmers will ask you to show code and they will rewrite it in one-liners. Java and Python programmers will stuff code into packages/modules and write a tiny 5-line "client" for it. And Scheme and Common Lisp programmers will take absolute pleasure in skinning your argument about macrology and hygiene, the Common Lispers keeping a bucket of salt nearby for the rubbing.