Unlike languages invented in the 1960s, today's new languages seem to basically recycle ideas from existing languages while attempting to fix the perceived defi

Unlike languages invented in the 1960s, today's new languages seem to basically recycle ideas from existing languages while attempting to fix the perceived deficiencies in those languages. This shouldn't be a surprise; any time a new industry arises, most of the truly groundbreaking and novel inventions will be in the beginning, when there's no experience to draw on. Now that programming has been around for the better part of a century, we know a lot about what works and what doesn't.