Also, yes, I think I should have included Ada. I never used it personally, but I was around when it was being pushed by the DoD for defense contractors before they gave up and just let people crank out C code.

Sooo... you created the unix shell?FormalMoss wrote: I suppose I did create a C program to wrap around a DOS prompt to create a password-protected DOS window.
Why, yes, that's true.FormalMoss wrote:You didn't include DOS Batch scripts.
I taught myself Modula-2 on my Amiga 1000 (possibly around the same time), just to decide for myself whether it was less prissy than Pascal.FormalMoss wrote:Edit: Oh, and I did use Modula 2 in college many many moons ago.
I feel it is a personal affront. Let's see:Flatfingers wrote: You'll notice that Pascal is not on this list, either.
I'm joking a little bit here, but my purpose in excluding some languages was not to be rude, truly. I really did feel I needed to try to limit it to 20 possible choices, and to include some less common but still practical languages. If not every language made the cut, I hope no one takes it as a personal affront.
Apologies accepted.Flatfingers wrote:Wow, this just isn't my week here on the LT forum.
I'll be back after I've made a pilgrimage to ETH and abased myself at the shrine of St. Niklaus....
Thanks Flat.Flatfingers wrote:Now that we know LTSL has been supplanted by Python as the scripting language of choice for Limit Theory, I thought I might bump this poll to refresh it.
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