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Subject:  C. OCaml or Haskell. The K language. Lisp. Fortran.
Date:  2007-01-29 12:04:20
From:  ramayer


IMHO we don't need any more OO-lite languages (like the ones listed) because we already have Java which does a reasonable job at filling the niche that the listed languages already do.

Rather I'd see a language that excells at a different paradigm - perhaps a functional one like OCaml or Haskell - perhaps one good at low level tasks like C - perhaps one that's still well suited for AI like Lisp - perhaps one well suited to numerical processing like Fortran which still has the most comprehensive numerical libraries that I know of.

If it weren't for the very small niche that would appreciate it, I'd most prefer the K language
http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/11/14/22741/791
which IMHO is the most productive (in code written vs results) language that I know of and in wide use in the financial community (http://www.kx.com/company/customers.php)

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