Shot in the Dark

Veni Vidi Vi. Or EMACS If You’re A Wuss.  

Via our old friend King Banaian – old coding languages that refuse to die.

There were some on there I didn’t know.  And I suppose it’s mildly heartening that they didn’t list Smalltalk.

Yet.


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2 responses to “Veni Vidi Vi. Or EMACS If You’re A Wuss.  ”

  1. kel Avatar
    kel

    I had to support RPG II on an IBM 36 for a couple years for a client – I don’t miss that one at all.

  2. nerdbert Avatar
    nerdbert

    Dear God, I’ve programmed in all those. Nearly all of them because I was forced to, though. FORTRAN being the exception since I needed raw speed at the time and to this day no other language comes close for serious scientific computing.

    None of those are languages I would recommend as worth learning these days without serious coercion (serious money or booze required — lots and lots of booze for when you’ve spent a day wrangling with an APL keyboard).

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