APL is very much alive - it was invented in the '60s. Lisp is slightly older and it, as well, is still in active use - and it's older than FORTRAN, which was the inspiration for BASIC.
From: "Sellam Abraham via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Cc: "Sellam Abraham" <sellam.ism...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 4:37:46 PM Subject: [cctalk] Re: BASIC On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 4:36 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > To be sure, BASIC was hardly unique in terms of the 1960s interactive > programming languages. We had JOSS, PILOT, IITRAN and a host of others, > based on FORTRAN-ish syntax. not to forget APL, which was a thing apart. > > --Chuck > And where are all those other languages today? I rest my case. ;) Sellam
