ruby, java, javascript are all 'old' at this point
Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
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Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#392I use Ada for Data Structures class, I think that counts?
Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#393- sh (I really don't use bash features in scripting) - awk - perl - sed, if that counts as language. It's funny that a course that I took in university almost 29 years ago, for learning the use of Unix scripting tools, is one of the most useful learning experiences in my daily work today - even if my job is not really a programmer. But very often I see colleagues (project managers, architects etc) struggle with proce…
I'm not proud of it (and I'm not going to share the code) but I wrote a CMS for a medium-traffic site entirely in bash and standard unix tools like awk/grep.
It should be an absolute clusterfuck but it's been surprisingly reliable and performant, to the point where I have no desire to replace it.
Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#394Taking a deep look into Lazarus/FreePascal/Object Pascal this year (because I can still code Pascal & VCL code in sleep nowadays). Want to see if it's good enough to develop a simple macOS, Linux and Windows application at the same time.
Why FreePascal over Qt for cross platform gui applications? I had a contract doing C++/qt stuff 2015/2016. So I could conjure up my own reasons for and against. But I am curious about yours as I am largely ignorant of pascal.
I know C++/qt and I don't like the experience when compared to good old Delphi and VCL days (just my personal opinion). The workflow and behaviour in RAD (rapid application development) with VCL Delphi components was quicker and more intuitive and I had to write less code manually than with QT. Call me crazy but I had the feeling QT is much more verbose and unnecessary complicated compared to Delphi VCL programming. I just want to figure out how good Lazarus/FreePascal is nowadays for some pet project.
Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#395Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does it indicate over-supply? Maybe, but it's probably a bit more complicated than that. There is a very large supply of self-proclaimed Python programmers. (There's no official accreditation of this, of course, so we can only go by self-proclamation.) But this is unlike, say, raw materials supply for building a bridge. A lot---and by "a lot", I mean enough to be noticed when hiring---of the "Python programmer supply…
>As for software jobs in the domain of math/physics/etc., they're out there, but just harder to seek out. I'm well aware of that. However, my experience is the working conditions are poor. Some do have a higher salary, but everything else seemed worse. Also, not entirely related, but it does suck more when you're working on a very challenging problem, and can't fully crack it on the company's desired schedule. You ge…
I've often thought it's probably like that. I'm an engineer solving complicated problems, but nothing cutting edge. Hours and pay are good.
Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#396I use the Harbour Language which is for me a 'Super C'. Massive flexibility and power. Right now, i'm using Harbour as a server lamguage to service my three web sites. Harbour has complete and built-in database power ( SQL, non-SQL, Comix, etc, etc). Take a peek at www.whosaway.com, a complete repository available gratis for world-wide programmers.
Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#397I use the Harbour Language which is for me a 'Super C'. Massive flexibility and power. Right now, i'm using Harbour as a server lamguage to service my three web sites. Harbour has complete and built-in database power ( SQL, non-SQL, Comix, etc, etc). Take a peek at www.whosaway.com, a complete repository available gratis for world-wide programmers.
Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#398Many folks have said it here but I'll say it again: Common Lisp. I have been using it professionally for 5+ years as a full-time employee at various companies. Some big-name ones, some smaller start-up ones. The mean Lisp team size has been around 4, but I did work on a project of 15 Lisp programmers. None of these projects were legacy code. Some were in places you wouldn't expect (embedded, multi-processor systems o…
Slime + emacs for your environment?
Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#399I'm working for a perl-based UK startup. It's the second perl startup I've worked at. Both have been very successful. The current one is about ten years old, and just starting to explore other languages now. Currently the whole infrastructure is perl-based, including public services, data-processing and inhouse tooling.
Re: Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
#400Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seems only two of us here.
Perhaps the only two who still enjoy it. :) I'm working on the latest revision of a client's CF intranet app that been in use for fifteen years, now.
CF and Intranet. That is so 1999 :)
Although Cobol was super hot back then too for y2k patching.