guide to choosing a programming language, variation on a meme

javascript: you just want to get shit done in a browser

php: you just want to get shit done on a web server

python: you don't care how long it takes to run

c: you care how long it takes to run but refuse to learn how C++ exceptions work

java: my condolences but at least you're getting paid

bash: you just want to get shit done

perl: you last wanted to get shit done in 2002

rust: you are very tired of C++ exploding in your face

c++: you spent ten years learning how exceptions work and are not giving up now just because it explodes in your face

pascal: you are enjoying your classic Mac hobby

excel: the entire company gets shit done with this one spreadsheet

@ceejbot Powershell: your soul is already promised to Hell, so why not?
@melissagreen @ceejbot I truly believe when making powershell Microsoft wanted to make a commandline version of C#
@minekpo1 @ceejbot the syntax gives me OpenVMS DCL vibes, which is its own special layer of repressed trauma.
@minekpo1 @melissagreen @ceejbot you can actually use .NET and such libraries in #PowerShell
Shell of an Idea • DON JONES

This was my last hurrah in tech, the last tech book I wrote—and also a love letter to the technology that made so many years so enjoyable, and the team

DON JONES