7 Stages of new language keyword grief

Posted by: youve been HAACKED, on 01 Sep 2009 | View original | Bookmarked: 0 time(s)

My last post on the new dynamic keyword sparked a range of reactions which are not uncommon when discussing a new language keyword or feature. Many are excited by it, but there are those who feel a sense ofwellgrief when their language is marred by a new keyword. C#, for example, has seen it with the var keyword and now with the dynamic keyword. I dont know, maybe theres something to this idea that developers go through the seven stages of grief when their favorite programming language adds new...

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