>The dashboard of a Tesla to that of a Volkswagen

Dude!

You think a touch screen tablet replacing all the knobs and tactile buttons is actually a step forward?

This is the third Raku reference I came across since morning.

Happy to see Raku getting some press.

If you already know Perl, Raku is easy to pick up. Especially for basic text munging tasks. The RegEx stuff has changed though. Takes some getting used to.

Some of the warts are gone (like a list element needs to have a scalar context, the stuff that scares away beginners).

It is a _large_ language with paradigms and constructs that are from everywhere (ML, Haskell, Lisp, C, Perl you name it).

Powerful operators. Actually too powerful. Easy to write elegant line-noise kind of code.

Easy to use built in concurrency. (There isn't much that is not built in :-) )

Nice language for Sys/Ops scripting if you find Bash too dangerous and Python too tedious.

Raku is amazing. It is great for writing System/Ops scripts with easy built in concurrency!

Its only fault is, it has too much stuff in it.

Not just too much stuff IMO. I kind of like all the features.

The main problem in my eyes is not enough volunteers (although they are doing a superhuman effort) to get it into the production level it needs to get more widespread adoption. The other problem is that Python already has a huge amount of libraries and is considered to be "good enough" feature wise, so it's hard to attract interest.

I do enjoy reading Raku code and think it is super neat as this do it all post-modern language. Inertia is hard to overcome though.

Early on, there was some attempt at syntactic macros. I tried it. But it didn't work out. I hear there are efforts for another iteration. That would be just fantastic when it lands.

Yep. Org Babel was my first thought.

Speaking of snobs, I have had multiple arguments with Automatic snobs, who think I am a bit thick for still driving a manual.

They refuse to take 'I do it because I like it' as an answer.

I mean that's weird - "I do it because I like it" is, IME, the answer that makes everyone drop the discussion.

Personal preference is the most valid reason, lol

You would think!

But people seem to take offense if someone doesn't follow what is common wisdom (according to them) !

Perhaps not always for the better?

People eating, drinking and using mobile phones .. I think the luxury of having a hand free with automatic transmission is a contributing factor.

Stick shift requires a certain level of attention/engagement that might actually make for safer driving IMO.

I mean it's an analogy, so it's not directly the original comparison. I hate C++ but I concede it's possible to get the most performance from C++ if you are diligent. My argument there would be: Ok, use C++ and C (or even machine code) for the most performance sensitive parts, but then use a safer easier language everywhere else.

I am sorry, I was only thinking about the analogy and not the original topic :-)

As a motorcycle rider, inattentive car drivers are a sore subject.

As for C++, I agree with your last comment. I guess without the gravitation pull of a large existing C++ code base or an existing team of experts or as essential library, there is not much incentive to start new projects in C++.

I too am a firm believer in multiple layers, each possibly using different language/paradigm. I find the functional core with controlled and imperative edges approach very appealing.

Lol yes.

I almost had a panic attack driving an _automatic_ up Lombard. (Sadly an old minivan with bad-lish tires).

In stop and go traffic (is there any other traffic in SFO?) it moved so much backwards and spun so hard every time I tried to move forward/upward.. I swore never to return. I haven't been back on that road since.

Strongly agree. For obvious reasons, I can't site any personal anecdotes but there are things I wish I could forget but couldn't.

Cringe Trauma. Those embarrassing moments that just seem to pop up randomly. It feel like similar symptoms to ptsd but obviously lower intensity.

There are other benefits.

- You can read your favourite books every couple of years and not be bored.

- You can watch your favourite Movies and TV Serials every few years. (almost time for Expanse rewatch..)

- IMO it makes you a better/gentler person. I don't hold grudges because I can't be arsed to remember why exactly I was mad at someone.

> - IMO it makes you a better/gentler person. I don't hold grudges because I can't be arsed to remember why exactly I was mad at someone.

Something I have to keep reminding people. The person you are mad at probably has no recollection or memory of what upset you.

I think that's simply because you ARE a good person. You could as well dislike someone without even remembering what happened.