Six More Tech Cults 179
snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Dan Tynan takes a humorous look at six 'sects' of fanatical tech loyalists. 'Fandom, devotion, obsession — certain technologies have a way of inspiring an extremely loyal following. So committed are these devotees, you might as well call them technology cults,' Tynan writes in this update to last year's list, which included fans of the Newton, Commodore, and Ruby on Rails, among other technologies. 'Sometimes these cults are inspired by elegant lines of code. Other times it's dedication to an ideal. Some are looking to transform the way software is made. Others hope to transform humanity itself. And some just want to argue about it all — endlessly and at great length.'"
As well there should be! (Score:2, Interesting)
Seems to me the key is tolerance. We tolerate the currently-enthused, because we know we were once them and, Linux willing, will be again.
Slashdot not in the list... (Score:4, Interesting)
... I'm actually surprised Perl isn't in the article.
Haskell... (Score:3, Interesting)
I cordially loathe Perl. it is a grotesque collection of shell tools held together with gaffer tape. However, I must admit it is one of only two of the many languages I have used where I learned it from a book from scratch and did a useful medium-sized job in the same day. Most languages are good for something. I have even found a job that Prolog was absolutely perfect for (I have never found a second example, but every dog has its day). And yet...
Have you ever met Haskell programmers? I have met some really creepy ones. The language is not a tool, it is The Way. If you do something useful with it instead of Silently Contemplating Its Perfection In Bliss, then you will never achieve Enlightenment. Or your Computer Science degree. Woo...
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