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Re:Learn more programming languages, even if you won't use them by TeMPOraL on Sunday April 14, 2019 @06:52AM (#19658608)
It looks perfectly reasonable to me. VB6, KiX, Powershell and .NET suggest some part of the overall system is done through Windows desktop apps and Windows computers automation. JS, React and Angular imply that at least two frontends are involved (or possibly one under rewrite). Java, C++ and Golang are probably used for other parts.

It's only small and well-defined software that can get away in being written in one technology. For anything larger/serious, you're bound to end up in a polyglot environment.

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Re:Learn more programming languages, even if you won't use them by blub on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:07AM (#19671945)
KiX is funny, had to look that one up, and it wasn't easy to find: it's apparently some closed source "careware" batch scripting language developed by an MS employee.

Yes, most environments use several programming languages. Done right, this can be Google's blessed languages approach. Done wrong, it can be every technology Microsoft ever brought into existence, ending up with a triplicate solution for each problem.

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