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by jasonkolb 5220 days ago
I just popped in to say that I'm tired of the "X is dead" linkbait headlines. They demonstrate a myopic view of the world. Visual Basic and COBOL are still around.
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philwelch 5220 days ago
Dead is relative. Dead usually means "dead to me".
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kellenfujimoto 5220 days ago
Or in the case of VB, "better off dead".
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dredmorbius 5219 days ago
So, what you're saying is "'X is dead' is considered harmful"?
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