What happens to languages after they stop being mainstream and industry-standard? Shouldn't there be "Niche" and "Obsolete" after the productivity plateau?
e.g. i don't think anyone learns smalltalk anymore, unless they are working on backend systems for JP Morgan.
And where would you put C and C++ on that graph?
i think this kind of visualisation is powerful and useful, so thanks for that.
I think these would land firmly in the plateau of productivity, however an "industry" dimension would certainly be useful. For example, C++ was used for back-end web services many years ago, but would be considered completely obsolete in that industry now, while in other industries C++ is still the industry standard.
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What happens to languages after they stop being mainstream and industry-standard? Shouldn't there be "Niche" and "Obsolete" after the productivity plateau?
e.g. i don't think anyone learns smalltalk anymore, unless they are working on backend systems for JP Morgan.
And where would you put C and C++ on that graph?
i think this kind of visualisation is powerful and useful, so thanks for that.
I think these would land firmly in the plateau of productivity, however an "industry" dimension would certainly be useful. For example, C++ was used for back-end web services many years ago, but would be considered completely obsolete in that industry now, while in other industries C++ is still the industry standard.