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Re:Thriving in a Crowded and Changing World: C++ 2006–2020 [... by divs1210 on Sunday July 18, 2021 @11:07AM (#27873548)
You must have very high opinions of PHP and COBOL.

The conversation was about technical merits, not popularity.

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Re:Thriving in a Crowded and Changing World: C++ 2006–2020 [... by mbrodersen on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @02:37AM (#27890714)
The perfect language used for nothing is not worth much. PHP and COBOL have a real impact on the world and therefore deserves credit. Would I program in PHP and COBOL if I had a choice? Nope. But that doesn't change the fact that PHP and COBOL are languages that have proven themselves in the real world.
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