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Sep 6, 2023 · Fundamentals

Five Programming Languages Likely to Disappear Within the Next 20 Years

The article examines why several once‑popular programming languages—including Ruby, Visual Basic, Haskell, Perl, and Objective‑C—are losing relevance due to performance, ecosystem shifts, and lack of innovation, and predicts they may fade away in the coming two decades.

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Five Programming Languages Likely to Disappear Within the Next 20 Years

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Dec 30, 2020 · Fundamentals

Which Programming Languages Might Vanish in the Next 20 Years?

The article analyzes five once‑popular programming languages—Ruby, Visual Basic, Haskell, Perl, and Objective‑C—explaining why their performance, ecosystem support, and community interest are declining and why they could disappear unless revitalized by strong developer investment.

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Which Programming Languages Might Vanish in the Next 20 Years?

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Mar 27, 2020 · Fundamentals

Which Programming Languages Are Facing Extinction? A Look at Perl, Ruby, VB.NET, Flash, and Object Pascal

The article predicts the demise of several once‑popular programming languages—Perl, Ruby, Visual Basic.NET, Adobe Flash/AIR, and Delphi’s Object Pascal—by examining their historical rise, current decline, and providing sample "Goodbye World" code snippets to illustrate their fading relevance.

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Which Programming Languages Are Facing Extinction? A Look at Perl, Ruby, VB.NET, Flash, and Object Pascal