85% languages (was Re:Linux fat/bloated)

G. Matthew Rice matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org
Fri Apr 7 22:14:47 UTC 2006


"Sy Ali" <sy1234-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> writes:
> > Minor point, but Perl has been around for longer than I care to admit
> > knowing about.  Certainly much longer than relative newcomers like Ruby,
> > PHP, python or even TCL.
> 
> Ruby is a lot older than you realise.  =)

Tcl, too.  back from 1988 or 1989, I believe.
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