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Re:The Python Paradox by mkl on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:38AM (#34544607)
Right, but I think any language that is "complete" is either dead, dying, or headed for a tiny niche (or already in a tiny niche). Can you think of any counterexamples?
Re:The Python Paradox by roenxi on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:51AM (#34544666)
The vast majority of languages are dead, dying or headed for a tiny niche. How many languages can you name that aren't? There can only be at most 3 languages with more than 25% market share.

Even Python is likely to die; in time. Most things do. Something will have to change first, at the moment it is doing great.

Re:The Python Paradox by mkl on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:58AM (#34544708)
You seem to be arguing against something I didn't say. All I'm saying is that change is a sign of life, and that non-change is a sign of the opposite.
Re:The Python Paradox by roenxi on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:07AM (#34544774)
Go ye unto your tool shed, examine your spanner for signs of life, and you will have the possibility of gaining enlightenment - for you are correct in your argument.
Re:The Python Paradox by anon___ on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:57AM (#34544705)
C.
Re:The Python Paradox by mkl on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:02AM (#34544735)
C is changing (C99, C11, C17, C2x). It is also increasingly relegated to niches like embedded and systems, though there's still a lot of other use.
Re:The Python Paradox by fsloth on Friday January 27, 2023 @09:09AM (#34546189)
Web development as well, as it turns out (compile to wasm).