[Cialug] Programming languages: next 10 yrs

[Andrew Denner]

On perl it all depends, there are so many different ways to write the same
code. Some are quite ugly.

I think c# will have good staying power especially with parts of .net being
open sourced. Java probably will remain, and the something javascript based
will still be around.

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 6:41 AM, Kyle H <khamil8686 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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/>
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org <cialug-bounces at cialug.org> on behalf of
> > Nicolai <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 1:10 PM
> > To: cialug at cialug.org
> > 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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