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Small Programs and Programming Languages
Original: Small Programs and Languages
A new essay on Ratfactor explores writing small programs and the programming languages best suited to them, arguing for compact, self-contained tools over large frameworks. Readers on Hacker News are debating the merits of minimal programs, sharing their own experiences with scripting languages and Unix-style utilities, and discussing how language choice affects the size and maintainability of personal software projects.
Why now: Programmers are currently debating a renewed interest in small, simple programs and the languages that make them practical.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 117 snapshots from 3 d ago to 46 min ago.
Evidence
- Small Programs and Languages · andsoitis · 190
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