“If i were to categorize #programming languages like #art movements, there would be mid-century utilitarianism (#Fortran, #COBOL), high-theory formalism (#Haskell, #Agda), Americorporate pragmatism (#CSharp, #Java), grassroots communitarianism (#Python, #Ruby), and esoteric hedonism (#Befunge, #Brainfuck). And I’d say #Go, often described as “#C for the 21st century,” represents neoclassicism: not so much a revolution as a throwback.”