Marco ArmentJust had a wild thought:
Have we made our last major programming languages?
gormster@marcoarment I seriously doubt it. I’m not sure we’ll ever see another C++, but another Python? Absolutely.
𝕮𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖙𝖔𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉@gormster @marcoarment Rust is an actual valid choice for the same things as C/C++ and it's even being considered for building operating systems.
Go is a fun one. It's got automatic garvage collection, but in terms of speed it comes relatively close to C/C++ but with a much easier learning curve that is not too far from Python in terms of difficulty.
I know there are haters out there, but I really do appreciate Go's perfect blend of raw power and ease of use.
Oh and then there's Zig.
@Chertograd mmm I kinda meant in terms of ubiquity - like every OS has a C++ compiler essentially built in, virtually every programmer can at least kinda read its code even if they wouldn’t be confident writing it. Rust might get there but I doubt it.
@gormster Ahh I gotcha! I misinterpreted your message.