OT: Language for the ages

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On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

> > >Suppose you wanted to write an application for a manufacturing process that
> > >will, in all probability, run for the next 30 years.  No direct control of
> > >the process itself is entailed (i.e., you don't need the program to
> > >operation valves or run motors), but you do need this program to compute
> > >manufacturing parameters for each customer.  I/O requirements are very
> > >modest, mostly simple keyboard and display.
> > >So what would it be?   My vote is for FORTRAN.
>
> > Forth.
>
> PILOT.

LOGO.

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