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I don't understand bashing programming languages or people who use them.

Programming languages are tools. They were built for a purpose, and despite maybe not being the "best" tool for a particular job, if they can still do that job, then using them for it is fine.

Telling people that they are (essentially) terrible programmers because they don't use the newest or most fashionable tool doesn't advocate for your tool of choice.

It just makes you look like a douche.

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@Raspberryfloof that's where most of the bashing comes from; people assuming the newest is best and forgetting -why- there are so many different languages
you don't need the newest one, you need the one that makes most sense for what you're doing

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@astro Is a perfectly valid language and tool! It has problems and pitfalls, sure, but it still works and is useful for lots of people!

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@Raspberryfloof hence, unfortunately, why I haven't really thought of stepping foot into programming in about six or seven years.

I haven't even done anything for myself that wasn't part of an assignment in over a decade, by this point.

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