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From: Tissa Adam  <verb_precedes_adjective@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Language support for  flexible handling of system-detected
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Jim Rogers <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net> wrote:


>technology fads. When you consider dying languages you should
>add C to that list. Clearly its usage as a percent of all new
>development has dropped dramatically over the past 10 years.
>It is not being taught in universities any more. In fact, C++
>is seldom taught in universities any more. Both languages
>must be dying, just like Ada.

The are.
In 10 years time, C++ will be an old obscure language.
Already, the C newsgroups feel and sound like the Forth newsgroups.

>Just ask the acknowledged software leaders such as Microsoft.
>They will tell you that only C# and the .NET technologies have
>any future. 

I still hope for the advent of functional languages in the commercial
world.