>and the brags need to be objectively accurate
No, it just needs to be convincing. Plenty of convincing lies (or unproven claims) are used to sell programming languages.
No, it just needs to be convincing. Plenty of convincing lies (or unproven claims) are used to sell programming languages.
Even when I disagree with the propaganda of a language community (lookin' right at you, Node), there is enough truth that it made it through that gauntlet. In that case I'd argue it isn't that they lie about Node, it's that they lie about all the other languages they putatively compare themselves to. Apparently that strategy does work....