[OT] Re: FW: php vs python

[J. Cliff Dyer]

On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 08:47 +1200, Phil Runciman wrote:
> The Inuit have 13 terms for snow. Microsoft advocate DSLs. Why have
> DSLs
> if language does not matter?
> 

For that matter, the English have several terms for snow as well.

snow
flurry
blizzard
powder
pack
flakes
crystals
sleet
slush

And in some contexts (http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowtypes.asp)

crud
crust
rime
graupel
hail

That's 14.  Inuits are unimaginative punks. ;)

Cheers,
Cliff