The Next Big Language

[Peter Alexander]

On 18/10/10 11:03 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> Unfortunately, a lot of the programmers I know
> tend to react negatively to templates (probably primarily due to how nasty they
> can be in C++), so sadly, it can be hard to sell powerful templates as  a _good_
> feature to some folks.

I think it has very little to do with the syntax (although it certainly 
plays a part).

The real problem with templates (in my opinion) is that they require a 
higher level abstract view of programs that most programmers simply 
lack. I think this is the same reason why functional programming escapes 
the masses, and why C is still so popular.