[Info-vax] OS implementation languages

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2023-09-10 02:54, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> But my discussion with Bill was not whether it was a good fit to
> solve the problem but whether it was possible.
> 
> Turing complete indicate possible.

Not really. The problem is not what the language is capable of, but what 
problems it carries with it.

Yes. Any turing complete language can do any any other turing complete 
language can do. On that I agree.

Does not mean that if language A provies a way of doing it with a lot of 
safety built in, that language B also provides a way of doing it with a 
lot of safety built in. Which was the problem with PHP.

> Turing complete does not indicate good fit for solving the
> problem.

Exactly.

> Millions of web sites running PHP indicate that PHP is a good
> fit for solving web security problems.

That is a fallacy. Just because it is used by a lot of people does not 
mean it's good in any sense of the word.

It's like the fly argument. Billions of flies think shit is good and 
testy. Therefore you should then obviously also think shit is...

   Johnny