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Re:Ask HN: Which programming language(s) are big companies b... by daviddever23box on Thursday September 01, 2022 @07:35AM (#32674936)
Objective-C was around for a long time, and is still in use; I'd be careful not to lump that in with the also-rans.

Not mentioned: Lua, which continues to be used in a lot of places.

And did anyone mention Erlang / Elixir / BEAM?

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Re:Ask HN: Which programming language(s) are big companies b... by kbelder on Thursday September 01, 2022 @12:51PM (#32679216)
Lua is the most surprising to me; it seemed to languish for years, and all of a sudden explode.

Because of the Roblox factor, there's going to be a huge number of Lua-proficient programmers entering the workforce over the next several years. I think it's usage will climb, edging out Python in places where you really want a simple and easy scripting language.

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