Re: TechRepublic article about languages to avoid in 2018

[KHMan <keinhong@...>]

On 2/27/2018 8:32 AM, Coda Highland wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Milind Gupta wrote:
> > The most disliked are mentioned in the video but the ones to avoid are in
> > the article.
> >      Unfortunately Lua is in the list of languages to avoid.
> >
> > https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-5-worst-programming-languages-to-learn-in-2018/
>
> I think the article gets pretty hyperbolic about things, and it
> definitely overgeneralizes.

I apologize in advance for the following, because I just want to 
hammer Codementor some more.

TechRepublic's article links to this Codementor piece:

https://app.upbeatpr.com/stories/codementor/worst-programming-languages-learn-2018/

A press contact. No author wants to put their name at the end. 
Look at the methodology. Ugggh.

Then they link to "Best Programming Language to Learn in 2018". 
Actually, the title of the piece is "What Programming Language 
Should a Beginner Learn in 2017?" (dated Jan 2017, updated Sep 2017):

https://www.codementor.io/codementorteam/beginner-programming-language-job-salary-community-7s26wmbm6

What?! Too lazy to write a new piece for 2018? Very sloppy.

Look at the writer and her bio. Now, I'll do my best to avoid any 
gender-specific talk of poor taste. Note that she doesn't mention 
any operational knowledge of any programming language. No 
experience to state? What does a "massive geek who games" actually 
know about programming languages? She writes fiction in her spare 
time, so probably not programs. Her piece is all about jobs, 
salaries, job demand, job supply, employers. What does she 
_actually_know_? Writing via Googling and Wikipedia?

In summary, this is a HR exec talking to potential recruits. 
Codementor is probably more useful for HR groups to herd potential 
human resources to their satisfaction.

> [snip snip snip]


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Kein-Hong Man (esq.)
Selangor, Malaysia