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Comment by jan_m_savage | original | C for Rust programmers
[−]jan_m_savage · 2026-10-11 Sun 01:10 UTC · link
real programmers don't build identities around languages (i.e. don't call themselves a ___insert__language programmer).
[−]weinzierl · 2026-10-11 Sun 01:25 UTC · link
real musicians don't build identities around instruments (i.e. don't call themselves pianist, violinist or singer).

(I say this as an aspiring C major pianist.)

[−]jan_m_savage · 2026-10-11 Sun 04:33 UTC · link
yes, just look at AR Rahman, arguably imo the most prolific (living) musician in the world, let alone Asia.
[−]zeroq · 2026-10-11 Sun 01:38 UTC · link
in an ideal world real programmers wouldn't be building their whole identities around publishing libraries like "isEven" or claiming fame for vibe porting perfectly fine libraries into whatever is the newest and hottest platform...

... but that ship has already sailed

[−]gruntled-worker · 2026-10-11 Sun 02:10 UTC · link
But... how would the powers-that-be induce language fragmentation, then? /s