Re:Software and Computers (Score 1)

What do you see in the crystal ball about programming languages down the road, specifically related to web programming... for example, do we need a replacement for the popular web programming langs (java, perl, etc), that is more efficient especially in terms of development time? why can't programmers work together to develop a few languages that have features lots of people want- automatic cross-platform compatibility, human readability, high-level components and libraries, a meshing of procedural elements that make ui intuitive and higher-level functional-style elements that make underlying structures elegant, short, and quick to code (maybe people in general don't want that last one, but i do)- instead of coming up with many different languages to address specific preferences and needs? instead of having to learn seven languages to develop nice web applications, could the community come up with one or two that would do the same thing? props for staying on pbs, the least mind-numbing network out there.