> none of the moderately popular languages will die anytime soon Correct. As long as people are using stuff in production, the high costs of switching ensure t

> none of the moderately popular languages will die anytime soon Correct. As long as people are using stuff in production, the high costs of switching ensure that some maintenance will keep happening. That's why we still have things like COBOL, even though I don't think much of anyone is all that enthusiastic about it.