← Back to context Comment by njhnjhnjh 10 hours ago [flagged] 6 comments njhnjhnjh Reply miningape 9 hours ago Yes, as we all know, when evaluating which programming language to use, you should get a line count of the compiler's repo. More lines = more capabilities.Why would I ever want a language with less capabilities? williamcotton 9 hours ago I mean, awk? jq? SQL? OoooooooO 5 hours ago APL adw 9 hours ago > to the extent that our systems' world models are effectively indistinguishable from the real world.https://genius.com/Jorge-luis-borges-on-exactitude-in-scienc... enricotr 9 hours ago 'Means' according to what? Put some (laughtable) reference so I can laught louder. quietbritishjim 9 hours ago Genuinely hard to tell if satire.Just in case not, consider whether the short function def is_even(x): return (x%2) == 0 Handles a wider range of input conditions than the higher LOC function def is_even(x): if x == 0: return True if x == 2: return True if x == 4: return True ... return False
miningape 9 hours ago Yes, as we all know, when evaluating which programming language to use, you should get a line count of the compiler's repo. More lines = more capabilities.Why would I ever want a language with less capabilities? williamcotton 9 hours ago I mean, awk? jq? SQL? OoooooooO 5 hours ago APL
adw 9 hours ago > to the extent that our systems' world models are effectively indistinguishable from the real world.https://genius.com/Jorge-luis-borges-on-exactitude-in-scienc...
enricotr 9 hours ago 'Means' according to what? Put some (laughtable) reference so I can laught louder.
quietbritishjim 9 hours ago Genuinely hard to tell if satire.Just in case not, consider whether the short function def is_even(x): return (x%2) == 0 Handles a wider range of input conditions than the higher LOC function def is_even(x): if x == 0: return True if x == 2: return True if x == 4: return True ... return False
Yes, as we all know, when evaluating which programming language to use, you should get a line count of the compiler's repo. More lines = more capabilities.
Why would I ever want a language with less capabilities?
I mean, awk? jq? SQL?
APL
> to the extent that our systems' world models are effectively indistinguishable from the real world.
https://genius.com/Jorge-luis-borges-on-exactitude-in-scienc...
'Means' according to what? Put some (laughtable) reference so I can laught louder.
Genuinely hard to tell if satire.
Just in case not, consider whether the short function
Handles a wider range of input conditions than the higher LOC function