Mainstream Language

(Here I go...poking a stick in a hornet's nest.)

A MainstreamLanguage is one which is widely and generally used in production code, often without any serious analysis as to whether or not it's appropriate. Mainstreamness, it should be emphasized, is a measure of popularity rather than intrinsic quality. (Many would say the two are in fact in opposition--the users of SmalltalkLanguage and LispLanguage having a rather legitimate gripe here).

Attributes of MainstreamLanguages:

Examples of MainstreamLanguages:

Up-and-coming:


Comments


There's more to MainstreamLanguage than listed here. It is perfectly rational for management to insist on use of a MainstreamLanguage, because:

See LanguagesOfChoice


CategoryProgrammingLanguage


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