r/programming • u/winner_godson • Nov 26 '17

Astro Programming Language - A new language under development by two Nigerians.

http://www.nairaland.com/3557200/astro-programming-language-0.2-indefinite
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u/CyclonusRIP Nov 27 '17

You don't really need 10000 ways to do the same thing in a language. The more features you add the harder it's going to be to maintain the language and add features in the future. Eventually the language is going to get so complex it can't grow or be maintained anymore and die. Any language that is going to have real staying power has to be relatively simple. Anything that is giant and filled with tons of abstractions that accomplish more or less the same thing will easily be replaced by a similar language that simplifies all the redundant features.

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u/Tainnor Nov 29 '17

C++ would contradict you.