When a Programming Language is Considered Dead

Or how do we know it is dying.

Josef Cruz
JavaScript in Plain English
2 min readFeb 8, 2022

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A programming language is considered dead if new systems or updates tend towards zero. However, a significant update or adaptation of its ecosystem can trigger its resurrection.

Rare are the languages ​​that have remained dead. Their niches, on the other hand, may shrink. Here are some examples :

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