An article such as chromatic's What I Hate About Your Programming Language is difficult to write. It's like answering why you like your favorite pizza topping or why you prefer dark green shirts to brown.
He breaks it down to the fundamentals:
There are many syntactic and otherwise superficial differences [in different programming languages]. At one level, all languages have a philosophical axe to grind. They exist for a reason. At another level, they're all just flipping bits and jumping around in a long chain of ones and zeroes. Everything in between is a matter of taste...
I had thought about, at one time, breaking down lists of what I liked and disliked about the various languages I use(d?) but have never been brave enough... too subjective.
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I love it when I beat Slashdot to the punch -- What I Hate About Your Programming Language