OpenEuphoria

Re: We're All Doomed (Programmers, That Is)

• Posted by Vincent <darkvincentdude at yahoo.com> Mar 01, 2006
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cklester wrote:
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> <a
> href="http://pw2.netcom.com/~rogermw/Y2038.html">http://pw2.netcom.com/~rogermw/Y2038.html</a>
> 
> -=ck
> "Programming in a state of Euphoria."
> <a
> href="http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/">http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/</a>

In the year 2038, the C programming language will be around 70 years old and C++
will be around 60 years old. Programming languages just dont live that long
unless they're virtually completely redesigned for modern times.

That means they will be ancient languages that would be older than Fortran and
Cobol today. Who would still be developing with such old languages? Who would
still be using software developed with those languages?

Besides by 2038 probably only 128 bit computers will be in use. Perhaps even
some full scale quantum computers as well. This C time function is only a problem
with 32 bit software and computers.


Regards,
Vincent