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masklinn
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CoffeeScript: less typing, bad readability
> No, it's "If a language that provides for many ways to write terrible code (incl many ways to write the same code), people will write hard to read code."
A prime historical example being Perl. A second one being PHP.
debacle
on Sept 17, 2012
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Perl is a great example because it is an amazing language with a horrible reputation that it mostly deserves.
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A prime historical example being Perl. A second one being PHP.