> I often think about this too. What languages will be the gold standards in 30 or 50 years from now? Or 100? Will people view Python and Ruby as many people view COBOL and Pascal today?
It's hard for me to believe that they will view Python and Ruby as charitably as we view COBOL and Pascal. Cobol is only 32 years older than Python (1959/1991) and Pascal only 25 years older than Ruby (1970/1995).
I imagine the gold standard programming language for the 2040s is either a twinkle in someone's eye or just invented.
It's hard for me to believe that they will view Python and Ruby as charitably as we view COBOL and Pascal. Cobol is only 32 years older than Python (1959/1991) and Pascal only 25 years older than Ruby (1970/1995).
I imagine the gold standard programming language for the 2040s is either a twinkle in someone's eye or just invented.