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You have to trust revealed preferences, not stated preferences.


> You have to trust revealed preferences, not stated preferences.

Ah, the Pepsi Challenge! How apropos. Programming language popularity is mostly driven by marketing, after all.

It's a shame that a generation of programmers raised on high fructose corn syrup and aspartame will never know the refreshment of a homemade organic craft soda[S].

After all, if Racket[R] is the language for crafting languages[L], surely it's the SodaStream of soft drinks.

[R]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racket_(programming_language)

[L]: https://cacm.acm.org/practice/creating-languages-in-racket/

[S]: https://www.moodymixologist.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-c...




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