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> Is this the fate of every programming language? No. Some last a long time: Fortran, COBOL, C, C++, Java, C#, PHP, SQL, etc. What doesn’t last is the hype an
by gregjor 3y ago
> Is this the fate of every programming language?
No. Some last a long time: Fortran, COBOL, C, C++, Java, C#, PHP, SQL, etc.
What doesn’t last is the hype and excitement once a language or tool becomes established and stable. Young programmers want to play with the shiny new thing.
> If not, what went wrong? If so, what language is next and what might be the next hype?
Who knows. Programming gets driven by fad and fashion, with little actual innovation. Waste of time to chase the hype.