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I created the weirdest political compass (lemmy.world)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

This is a very bad chart:

  • I don't understand what Toy Lang, Nu Lang or even System Lang mean
  • How are C and Assembly obsolete?
  • How is C++ more obsolete than D or Go?
  • PHP still powers a large portion of the internet, certainly not a "Toy Lang"
  • Why is ECMAScript here and not JavaScript?

Downvoting.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This chart is easier to understand if you make the following substitutions:

    • Toy Lang --> high level language (except brainfuck really is a low level toy language)
    • System Lang --> low level language
    • Obsolete Lang --> old programming language, regardless of obsolescence status
    • Nu Lang --> newer programming language

    After understanding this construction, I fail to find any humor in this.

    Why is ECMAScript here and not JavaScript?

    Among other things, "JavaScript" is a trademark of Oracle.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I fail to find any humour in this. I think the humour are the labels (Toy, System, Nu, Obsolete), which are however incorrect and misleading.

    Among other things, "JavaScript" is a trademark of Oracle.

    Does this prevent it from being used in memes?

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