[Cialug] Programming languages: next 10 yrs

[Kyle H]

Seconded on Perl, I use it daily. It's one of those languages that will
remain around forever I one form or another.

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 9:51 PM Jared Brees <fromj2sitsme at msn.com> wrote:

> I'm a huge Perl fan. Granted, most of what I need scripts for is text
> processing, which is what Perl was designed for.
>
>
> I have yet to see a compelling reason to use something other than Perl for
> most server-side stuff.
>
>
> Jared Brees<http://me.relatedtotechnology.org/> - Squirrel Photographer<
> http://squirrels.relatedtotechnology.org/>
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> Nicolai <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org>
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> Subject: [Cialug] Programming languages: next 10 yrs
>
> Hey all,
>
> What are your thoughts on programming languages in the next 10 years?
> What will be the big winners and losers?  What's the trajectory of the
> ecosystem?
>
> I've been learning Go recently.  I like it a lot and think it will be my
> default language now.  First I rewrote some simple C tools in Go, then
> my password manager (also previously in C), next is something bigger.  Like
> several other languages, Go has a bright future.
>
> Python is nice, but other languages with safety features (like Rust and
> Go) are getting big and they are also MUCH faster.  Given its slowness,
> and combined with the awkward handling of Python2 to Python3, I think
> Python will contract a bit.
>
> With Perl it's past time to SELL SELL SELL!  That ship has sailed.
>
> I hope Rust succeeds but I personally don't like the syntax.
>
> IMO C is the most beautiful language.  I've also come to believe that
> programming languages are like shoes: they can be beautiful or
> comfortable, or neither, but never both.  C is beautiful but unsafe.
> Rust is safe but heinous (okay I said it).  Go is safe but kinda
> plainly, similar to Python.
>
> C will be with us for a long time.  Maybe/hopefully C programmers
> will begin to code more cautiously, making use of strl{cpy,cat},
> OpenBSD pledge(), avoiding malloc, initializing variables, etc. to
> reduce problems and create a sort of memory safety that's a lot better
> than nothing.
>
> Nicolai
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