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The shift to high level languages like COBOL, BASIC, FORTRAN from machine language? The shift to GC languages? The shift to vastly inefficient but easy to use
by ThrowawayR2 2y ago
The shift to high level languages like COBOL, BASIC, FORTRAN from machine language? The shift to GC languages? The shift to vastly inefficient but easy to use scripting languages like Python? There's a long history of trading off CPU/RAM/storage efficiency (i.e. massive amounts of money) to make computing accessible to less and less nerdy people.
- newzisforsukas 2y agoThose also save time for all people? Which also saves money? I don't think anyone was like, "we need a language to save us from having to hire all these weird people!"