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I absolutely agree that we actually need fewer languages. The languages we have today really are good enough for the vast majority of programming work. To the e

I absolutely agree that we actually need fewer languages. The languages we have today really are good enough for the vast majority of programming work. To the extent that they fall short, the solution is to either improve the language or to build good libraries for it.

benc666 7y ago
Many programming languages start out as 'experiments' by their creators, to combine or extend the capabilities and attributes of some prior ones. That seems like a very healthy evolutionary approach to me.