I watched a video by Flagship introducing the Carbon language. The video began with the following words: "The programming languages people like to hear are disappearing quickly. Microsoft killed Javascript with Typescript, Apple killed objective C w...
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Well, I am sticking with python because its has beautiful syntax and easy to get things done.
this is prescient. But some of your reasons don't align with me.
Carbon doesn't have a confusing syntax. I guess you know, that every language has its methods of doing things, and originally you have to learn before you become conversant with it.
However, Carbon is not intended for web devs. Inclined people will use it.
This article was really educative as I had no previous knowledge on Carbon what so ever before reading this. However, I am strongly opinionated on the idea that Carbon will not replace C++ for sure!! For one reason, their syntaxing is just out of place, like "var" for variables and "let" for constants ? 🤦 I don't know about you, but as someone that writes Javascript almost everyday, I find that comical!
Well, this is insightful. But I don't really agree with your first two reasons. You said Carbon has confusing syntax and it is hard to read. how? I don't really think so. Every language has a way of doing things. You have to learn to read each language.
Consider python, for instance, it uses match for switch case and the keyword def to define a function. That's different from PHP or JavaScript. And moreover, Carbon wasn't created for web scripters. Lol. It focuses on the C++ community.
Carbon is not for everybody. People who it's for will jump on it.
I pretty much agree with most of the point but i don't agree with number 2 that says Difficult to write or even read programming isn't suppose to be some kind of chess game or amusement center
Paul Best
Python Kid
Well, I am sticking with python because its has beautiful syntax and easy to get things done.