[OT] If programming languages were weapons

[monarch_dodra via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 6 September 2014 at 02:51:53 UTC, Meta wrote:
> On Tuesday, 2 September 2014 at 21:45:42 UTC, Brian Schott 
> wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 2 September 2014 at 08:29:25 UTC, Iain Buclaw 
>> wrote:
>>> In normal fashion, it's missing an entry for D.
>>>
>>> http://bjorn.tipling.com/if-programming-languages-were-weapons
>>>
>>> I'll let your imaginations do the work.
>>>
>>>
>>> Iain.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4M-0LFBP9AU#t=3670
>>
>> http://imgur.com/BAiJKUS
>
> Not quite accurate. D is a samurai sword with a machine-gun 
> attached that also has one of these bad boys on the other end:
>
> http://www.wimp.com/militaryshovel/
>
> The problem is that it's many tools in one, some of which don't 
> work as well as they could together, and make it a complicated 
> tool to master (but extremely versatile when you do). It comes 
> with an instruction manual that tells you the function of each 
> different piece, but not how different pieces can be used 
> together to make things easier.

I'd say it's a prototype laser blaster that has been proven to 
work. However, it isn't quite ready for mass deployment amongst 
the troops, or acceptance with the brass.