/prog/ - Failed languages

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 16:22 ID:mcGPnkIo

ITT languages that failed hard.
I begin this thread with a great competitor : Rebol

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 16:26 ID:Heaven

php
python
ruby

thread over.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 16:29 ID:ZC5ExScy

In before some middle aged software developer who reads reddit and practices agile methodologies points us to an essay by Paul Graham or No Silver Bullet.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 16:50 ID:5PDSM6AJ

>>3
Wow, I hadn't read any "Paul Graham" before.. hes so cool! I think I will try out lisp now :D

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 19:10 ID:klWhezC0

Java wins, hands down

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 22:25 ID:4FJ2TuOc

arc

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 22:58 ID:44z9wZ3X

ABC. Try to replace basic will ya...

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 0:52 ID:tAMfG8CB

LOGO

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 7:47 ID:9SQD06CK

Ada, bitches.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 7:59 ID:vj7EyFLc

>>8

LOGO is awesome. I first learnt programming with that language

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 8:00 ID:ueTaoTYe

>>10
So your path to EXPERT PROGRAMMER has been blocked forever, because you've been tainted with idiotic concepts and nonsensical syntax?

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 8:55 ID:92AS2qLZ

Logo was created by spiritual guide Hal Abelson as an introductory language. Everybody should learn programming with either Logo or Scheme, know Scheme, maybe Common Lisp, and read SICP.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 8:57 ID:Y83/iSeG

>>10
I once generated the Mandelbrot set using LOGO. Have I reached Satori?

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 9:45 ID:PNW9cx0J

>>2
Is there something better than combination of php and mysql?

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 10:02 ID:Heaven

>>14
If by better you mean worse, then no.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 10:31 ID:6eTR6KMq

>>12
agreed.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 19:28 ID:Heaven

>>14
if by better you mean worse, then asp + ms access

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 19:53 ID:9SQD06CK

>>17
Hey, ASP might totally suck donkey cocks, but least it has some semblance of consistency in its function naming. Contrast PHP, which has strlen vs. str_split vs. stripos vs. stripslashes ("strip OS"? "string IP slashes"?)... or str_shuffle vs. just shuffle (why not array_shuffle?), eleven (!) different functions to sort an array instead of having one function with a flag parameter to handle the variants, etc. etc. etc.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 6:43 ID:gpM9wT9e

>>18
PHP's standard library is a mess, and the language is limited, but at least it's not a closed piece of shit from Microsoft. Also, you end up using just a small, relatively consistent subset of the standard library for 90% of the time. Don't do any string manipulation with PHP functions, use preg_match and preg_replace, which are powerful, consistent, easy to remember, easy to port to other languages, and faster.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 8:48 ID:G4UtLceo

LISP

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 8:57 ID:3t2jnl0Q

microsoft vbasic

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 8:59 ID:bhYmMybP

C

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 10:38 ID:gywJ6frM

python

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 10:42 ID:8IP95/Pw

Machine code

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 11:46 ID:9Zh+y+xk

Moo

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 13:02 ID:swSlkkyU

>>9

ADA makes your eyes bleed

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 13:43 ID:Is4Tyfca

>>26
but at least ada has an excuse, it's supposed to be used for critical software.
I don't see any excuse for java.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 13:57 ID:gpM9wT9e

>>23
Please point why, so we can all laugh.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 14:07 ID:Is4Tyfca

>>28
ONE WORD, THE FORCED INDENTATION OF CODE, THREAD OVER

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 14:08 ID:iIHWcmg4

>>27
Java is supposed to be used for ENTERPRISE software.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 23:01 ID:igSnYrbj

>>29
I hate THEFORCEDINDENTATIONOFCODE(omg1wrd)! FREE intdentin is hte win!!!1void
print(int x,
   int i
){i = 10;
int
y=0; for((i = 10)
   ;
   (i--))y+=i&=x;putchar
(y)    ;}

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 23:27 ID:RMA7APMD

>>31
;}

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 1:51 ID:y8GL5wQ1

>>31
;}

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 5:29 ID:Heaven

>>31
Error: Unexpected ')' on line 7 near '--))'
Error: Unexpected expression on line 7 near ')y+'
Error: Unexpected ';' on line 8 near 'y);'
Error: Missing ')' before ';' on line 8 near 'y);'

Hint: Free-form code is like a knife, you can use it to kill others or do something useful like kill yourself.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 11:53 ID:FnDqbNnm

hte fixed!!!1void
print(int x,
   int i
){i = 10;
int
y=0; for((i = 10)
   ;;
   (i--))y+=i&=x;putchar
(y)    ;}

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 12:58 ID:tuorODqJ

>>29
I can't believe this meme I started still lives!

Name: !4X8vLLNDE2 2007-07-08 13:04 ID:rbi6Cc2s

creole

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 14:39 ID:vf1WANtU

>>36
You just killed it.

Name: Anonymous 2009-01-14 15:21

Use Linux
Problem Solved

Name: Anonymous 2009-01-14 15:26

>>39
FrozenBaaawww!

Failed languages

1 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 16:22 ID:mcGPnkIo

2 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 16:26 ID:Heaven

3 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 16:29 ID:ZC5ExScy

4 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 16:50 ID:5PDSM6AJ

5 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 19:10 ID:klWhezC0

6 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 22:25 ID:4FJ2TuOc

7 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-05 22:58 ID:44z9wZ3X

8 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 0:52 ID:tAMfG8CB

9 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 7:47 ID:9SQD06CK

10 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 7:59 ID:vj7EyFLc

11 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 8:00 ID:ueTaoTYe

12 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 8:55 ID:92AS2qLZ

13 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 8:57 ID:Y83/iSeG

14 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 9:45 ID:PNW9cx0J

15 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 10:02 ID:Heaven

16 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 10:31 ID:6eTR6KMq

17 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 19:28 ID:Heaven

18 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-06 19:53 ID:9SQD06CK

19 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 6:43 ID:gpM9wT9e

20 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 8:48 ID:G4UtLceo

21 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 8:57 ID:3t2jnl0Q

22 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 8:59 ID:bhYmMybP

23 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 10:38 ID:gywJ6frM

24 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 10:42 ID:8IP95/Pw

25 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 11:46 ID:9Zh+y+xk

26 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 13:02 ID:swSlkkyU

27 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 13:43 ID:Is4Tyfca

28 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 13:57 ID:gpM9wT9e

29 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 14:07 ID:Is4Tyfca

30 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 14:08 ID:iIHWcmg4

31 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 23:01 ID:igSnYrbj

32 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-07 23:27 ID:RMA7APMD

33 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 1:51 ID:y8GL5wQ1

34 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 5:29 ID:Heaven

35 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 11:53 ID:FnDqbNnm

36 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 12:58 ID:tuorODqJ

37 Name: !4X8vLLNDE2 2007-07-08 13:04 ID:rbi6Cc2s

38 Name: Anonymous 2007-07-08 14:39 ID:vf1WANtU

39 Name: Anonymous 2009-01-14 15:21

40 Name: Anonymous 2009-01-14 15:26