Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around ranking programming languages from the 1960s to the early 1990s, with participants expressing subjective opinions on various languages and commenting on a potentially missing reference list.
Discussion Character
- Debate/contested
- Meta-discussion
Main Points Raised
- One participant suggests that the thread aims to rank the best programming languages of the specified era, acknowledging the subjectivity of such rankings.
- Another participant humorously points out a book that ranks Forth as the best language, implying bias.
- Concerns are raised about the absence of languages like C and Perl from the ranking.
- A participant expresses confusion over a language referred to as LOGIC, later clarified to be LOGO.
- Multiple participants question the relevance of comments made in earlier posts, indicating they refer to a deleted list of languages.
- One participant jokingly mentions COBOL while affirming the importance of C and C++ in the discussion.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express disagreement regarding the inclusion of certain programming languages, and there is confusion about references to an external list that has been removed. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing views on the ranking criteria.
Contextual Notes
The discussion is limited by the lack of access to the original list of programming languages that was deleted, which may have influenced participants' comments and opinions.