While bored on a train ride home and thinking of a thread on Java
performance, I came up with a pretty good analogy for software
languages: Shoes!
- It's a matter of taste: some people may like some models better than others.
.... The right tool for the right job is very much affected by the person wielding it.
- After a while you see the holes and get new ones.
.... ref LotY
- And the smell? It's your feet, not the shoes.
.... optimise your algorithm before complaining about the runtime.