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Just to clarify: that was a tongue in cheek comment. The cycle of language introduction, acceptance, toolchain maturity, obsolescence quickened up a LOT in the
by ptero 9y ago
Just to clarify: that was a tongue in cheek comment. The cycle of language introduction, acceptance, toolchain maturity, obsolescence quickened up a LOT in the last 15-20 years. Many earlier languages, from ALGOL to Fortran would have given you a comfortably large set of jobs to choose from for over 20 years.