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minus-squareCodex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months ago the last generation to write FORTRAN runs to look out window My God is the sun turning into a red giant?! Oh no, whew, that’s a relief! Guess the FORTRAN programmers will be relevant for a little longer too then. (As a .NET dev, I wish some languages (or versions of languages) would die but i really think once code has been written it never goes away!)
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months ago[COBOL has entered the chat.] Capitalism will never let a programming language die, if it’s still less expensive than an alternative.
runs to look out window
My God is the sun turning into a red giant?!
Oh no, whew, that’s a relief! Guess the FORTRAN programmers will be relevant for a little longer too then.
(As a .NET dev, I wish some languages (or versions of languages) would die but i really think once code has been written it never goes away!)
[COBOL has entered the chat.]
Capitalism will never let a programming language die, if it’s still less expensive than an alternative.