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There are files in this repository that were last touched 32 years ago. Any reason to be posting it now?

• epgui 5mo ago
  Why is that relevant or noteworthy? There are files that were updated recently too.
  • ororroro 5mo ago
    Why the aggression? This language while cool has existed for decades and never taken off. I just wanted a reason to believe it relevant so I could have an excuse to take another look.
    • hackyhacky 5mo ago
      Why do you think "oldest untouched file" is a good metric for relevance? Do you know what is the oldest untouched file in gcc or Python?
    • epgui 5mo ago
      There was no aggression.
    • srean 5mo ago
      "Taking off" is an unreliable metric of capability and fitness to a problem you may want solved.
• kaonwarb 5mo ago
  Not that it necessarily applies here, but as a heuristic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
  • ororroro 5mo ago
    Interesting point. My understanding of Mercury is that it is hard carried by Zoltan so it has a bus factor of 1.
    • zeafoamrun 5mo ago
      I always understood it was a teaching language for students who wanted to get programming language implementation experience.
• zeafoamrun 5mo ago
  Damn dude you're making me feel old