codeinabox@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agoHow much "boilerplate tax" different languages have: a 400M LOC analysisboyter.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: lobsters
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkHow much "boilerplate tax" different languages have: a 400M LOC analysisboyter.orgcodeinabox@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: lobsters
minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoI can’t take this seriously if MATLAB is near the top of the scoreboard.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWhy? MATLAB is pretty dense normally, and most MATLAB code is hacky scripts that wouldn’t bother with “boilerplate” anyway.
I can’t take this seriously if MATLAB is near the top of the scoreboard.
Why? MATLAB is pretty dense normally, and most MATLAB code is hacky scripts that wouldn’t bother with “boilerplate” anyway.