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Making the Case for Small Programs and Small Languages
Original: Small Programs and Languages
A new essay on ratfactor.com argues for writing small programs and using small programming languages, arguing that compact, focused tools are easier to understand, maintain and adapt than sprawling systems. Readers on Hacker News are debating the idea, with many sharing their own experiences favoring minimal languages and self-contained utilities over large frameworks and heavyweight toolchains.
Why now: Developers are debating a call to favor small programs and minimal languages in an era of large frameworks and complex toolchains.
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Evidence
- Small Programs and Languages · andsoitis · 192
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