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> not even Fortran and Cobol are really dead, and Perl is way more popular still That probably depends on your bubble, but I've interacted with more code in Fo
by ajuc 5y ago
> not even Fortran and Cobol are really dead, and Perl is way more popular still
That probably depends on your bubble, but I've interacted with more code in Fortran and Cobol than in Perl. And Fortran and Cobol were "almost dead" long before I started my first job.
- ivanhoe 5y agoExactly my point, Cobol was considered "old" even in times before Perl became popular. I remember when I was doing C in early 90s, Cobol was something "only old guys use". And nevertheless it's still alive and kicking in its niches today. So is Perl, just in different places.
- bombcar 5y agoI feel Cobol was more used in "main business critical applications" and perl was found much more in "wedge this here to keep the first working" but I don't have much to back that up beyond anecdotal evidence.
- ajuc 5y ago> So is Perl, just in different places. Dunno, I think glue languages like perl are inherently easier to replace than platform languages. And perl was only best at being a glue language for a very short period in 90s.