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I think it's effectively code for "it's not like C". Easy iteration, lambdas, generics, patterns, type inference etc... None of these features are technically

by simias 6y ago

I think it's effectively code for "it's not like C". Easy iteration, lambdas, generics, patterns, type inference etc... None of these features are technically novel but they do tend to be shared by newer system languages, as opposed to C/Pascal/Fortran/Cobol and friends. Then of course there's C++ that's both old-school and modern because C++ is slowly but surely evolving to become the programming language equivalent of the Borg and eventually all other programming languages are bound to become a subset of C++.

nocman 6y ago
"... eventually all other programming languages are bound to become a subset of C++." God help us all!!!! (fortunately for my sanity, I have zero confidence that this will be the case)
- thotsBgone 6y ago
  Every language will eventually become a subset of C++, and they will all compile to javascript.
  - recursive 6y ago
    The modern ones will compile to webassembly.
    - tempodox 6y ago
      Via JavaScript, on the client.