Should We Engineer Programming Languages Like Disposable Coffee Cups?
Picture this: you’re debugging a 40-year-old COBOL payroll system at 3 AM while questioning life choices. As your coffee goes cold, you wonder—should programming languages come with built-in expiration dates? It’s not just a philosophical shrug; it’s a tectonic plate shifting under our keyboards. Let’s dissect this silicon carcass. The Walking Dead: Languages That Refuse to Die Some languages haunt us like digital ghosts. Take COBOL—the undead granddaddy still processing $3 trillion daily in financial systems....