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Absolutely agree. "Best"? Best for what? For writing programs? But what kind of programs? "General programming".

I've never written a general program in my life. I've written a bunch of specific ones, though. What I care about is which language is best for writing this specific program. Why do I care about which language is best at writing a program that I'm not trying to write?



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