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Ask Slashdot: What's New In Legacy Languages?

Posted by timothy on from the why-in-my-day-we-didn't-have-feet dept.

First time accepted submitter liquiddark writes "I was listening to a younger coworker talk to someone the other day about legacy technologies, and he mentioned .NET as a specific example. It got me thinking — what technologies are passing from the upstart and/or mainstream phases into the world of legacy technology? What tech are you working with now that you hope to retire in the next few years? What will you replace it with?"

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  1. Python by phantomfive · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's as hip as Java was in 1999, but without the commitment to backwards compatibility. That's the sure sign of a technology that's soon-to-be-obsolete.

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