New Computer Language?

[Eternity Hunter 0]

How long do you think it will take for a new computer language to be created and the older ones made old like they constently are...?

[miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0]

Considering the pace at which computing is advancing these days - I'd say it's just a matter of 4-5years nowadays from the birth of a new language till it reaches a certain maturity..

For example, consider Perl (doesn't matter whether its a mainstream programming language or a scripting lang) - the first version (1.000) came out way back in December, 1987 and it took almost 16 years till Nov, 2004 to get to version 5.8.x ..In contrast PHP which almost started as an offshoot of Perl in 1995 has already become so mature and reached version 5.x within a span of 10 years... Most of the new languages would probably be based on some old language format - thus, providing it with a rock-solid base with a host of pre-defined features.. Evolution of such a language doesn't cost much time and effort...and so they grow quite fast..

 

For more information on History of Computer Languages, either google the phrase or visit:

1. https://www.levenez.com/lang/

2. http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

3. http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

 

Hope this helps

[The GGs 0]

I don't really know how long it is going to be but the programming language HTML will probably soon be converted to just XHTML.

[miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0]

I don't really know how long it is going to be but the programming language HTML will probably soon be converted to just XHTML.

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Errr. I think I'm going to object in here We've across a subject that's a topic of an age old debate.. HTML/XML/XHTML are NOT programming languages AT ALL.. It is more like tag based page formatting "language??" The biggest difference between a programming language and HTML is that it only structures text, graphics etc. in a document (ie. a structural language) - but is devoid of any kind of conditional statements or logical branching as also of subroutines/procedures of any kind.

 

If you want to read some really arrogant commentry on it (lol) check in here:

1. http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/

2. http://www.digitalbootcamp.com/pdf/100_webdev_bt.pdf

3. http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~elkan/134A/nov18.html

[vizskywalker 0]

I don't know how long it will take, but I think it will take less time for an offshoot language than a language written from scratch. An offshoot is also easier to create. Currently I'm working on a language from scratch designed for game creation, I guess we can watch how long that will take.

[GM-University 0]

Interesting... I was thinking of this just the other day, languages NEVER go completely out of use, every langauge will always be made. I am sure we can expect more langauges like Java that can compile to bytecode and run as applets or regualar applications, they will probably very fast (or at least faster than most langauges), and as for when we can expect one, anytime, it just ddepends when someone finishes one...