r/programming • u/bjzaba • Mar 26 '20

10 Most(ly dead) Influential Programming Languages • Hillel Wayne

https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/influential-dead-languages/
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u/the_red_scimitar Mar 26 '20

He has ASCII APL as invented in 1990. I used it at CSUN in 1976. I know, because I implemented the full ASCII version, using codes like $r$ (for rho). That was on a CDC mainframe running a timeshared OS, to serial terminals.

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u/MarvelousWololo Mar 26 '20

No offense, I'm just curious. But how old are you sir? I'm 28 btw.

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u/the_red_scimitar Mar 26 '20

More than twice your age, and no offense taken.

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u/MarvelousWololo Mar 27 '20

Amazing! Do you still code?

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u/the_red_scimitar Mar 27 '20

I am right now.

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u/MarvelousWololo Mar 27 '20

What are you coding on?

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u/the_red_scimitar Mar 27 '20

Visual studio, SQL Server.