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Old 08-03-2007, 10:18 AM
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Ghosts in the Machine: 12 Coding Languages That Never Took Off

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In this article we examine 12 coding languages that never took off, and the reasons they didn't.
Languages included:
  • ALGOL 68 - ALGOrithmic Language 1968
  • brainf***
  • Befunge
  • REBOL - Relative Expression Based Object Language
  • ColdFusion (CFML)
  • Java2k
  • INTERCAL
  • VRML - Virtual Reality Modeling Language
  • SMIL - Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
  • Haskell
  • Delphi
  • PowerBuilder

Worth your time to read? If you think it is, check it out - Ghosts in the Machine: 12 Coding Languages That Never Took Off - Software Developer

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Sounds like it should be a good read, i will have a look at that when i have some time though i always thought that Delphi was a middlish language so to speak, it never took off but it still serves a good purpose?
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woah wait, who said coldfusion didn't take off? CF is the ugly language that no one wants to admit exists, kind of like the heroine/cocaine problem in the US.

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LOL!!! yeah, I can see that we still have class for this language lol... It's called Functional programming for some reason

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