Right or wrong, we should all take a moment to consider the irony that people are now writing stuff like this:
"If {language} lost some of it's edge compared to an {other language} based platform, it's because people have awaken from the hype dream they were living in, as they should have never have used it for that job anyway."
and compare it this passage that Bruce Eckel wrote in 2005:
"The {language} hyper-enthusiasts have left the building, leaving a significant contingent of {language} programmers behind, blinking in the bright lights without the constant drumbeat of boosterism. But the majority of programmers, who have been relatively quiet all this time, always knew that {language} is a combination of strengths and weaknesses. These folks are not left with any feelings of surprise, but instead they welcome the silence, because it's easier to think and work. Where did the hyper-enthusiasts go? To Ruby, apparently."
"If {language} lost some of it's edge compared to an {other language} based platform, it's because people have awaken from the hype dream they were living in, as they should have never have used it for that job anyway."
and compare it this passage that Bruce Eckel wrote in 2005:
"The {language} hyper-enthusiasts have left the building, leaving a significant contingent of {language} programmers behind, blinking in the bright lights without the constant drumbeat of boosterism. But the majority of programmers, who have been relatively quiet all this time, always knew that {language} is a combination of strengths and weaknesses. These folks are not left with any feelings of surprise, but instead they welcome the silence, because it's easier to think and work. Where did the hyper-enthusiasts go? To Ruby, apparently."
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