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Your Programming Language Sucks If...

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Authored: 2018-06-14;
Permalink: https://adamflott.com/programming/sucks/
categories : programming;
tags : opinion;

My checklist for what constitutes a bad programming language. A tongue-in-cheek look at what I need in a language to be productive, safe, and correct.

Your Programming Sucks If...

• You don't have a REPL
• Coerce strings to numbers without being wrapped in an error type (or exception)
• Static type system with no generics ¹
• Can't distribute a fully static binary
• Lacks a non-runtime syntax checker ²
• Fails to compile due to unused imports ¹
• If "undefined behavior" appears anywhere in the specification ³
• Has an unrestricted eval function
• Lacks garbage collection or the ability to disable the GC