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Ok, I see the point in your second paragraph. "if the next new language comes along does not describe itself as powerful, it will have an immediate disadvantage against previously existing competitors". So if a language misses this "feature" it is a disadvantage. You don't see my point though...I wasn't talking about weakness, I was talking about "powerful".

Adam Arold
– Adam Arold

2011-05-11 14:11:40 +00:00
Commented May 11, 2011 at 14:11
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I do see your point. I think perhaps you don't see mine. The simple fact is attributes perceived as negative are never used. Ever. The opposite attribute is always used.

temptar
– temptar

2011-05-11 14:13:39 +00:00
Commented May 11, 2011 at 14:13
How about BASIC?

Mark Canlas
– Mark Canlas

2011-05-12 04:48:00 +00:00
Commented May 12, 2011 at 4:48

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