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"Programming languages never die" There have been literally thousands of programming languages over the years ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programmi
by GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago
"Programming languages never die"
There have been literally thousands of programming languages over the years ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages ) and I can't imagine that more than a handful (which most people itt can name) have survived from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
- steveklabnik 11y agoMaybe I should say "Programming languages that were used at wide scale never die." My "mojikun" brainfuck variant is certainly dead, but then again, it was never really 'alive' either.
- tbirdz 11y agoThis may be a bit like hair-splitting, but the language doesn't die, only the implementation does. As long as the language was specified in enough detail, a new compiler could be written for it, and be able to compile the old source code in the language. There is an interesting parallel to natural human languages here as well, a language like Latin is considered dead because no one speaks it as a primary language, but humanity still has the ability to translate and understand Latin texts. The same applies to say Egyptian Heiroglyphics as well. In any case it's interesting to think about.