there's definitely sub-groups in the computer world who argue for stability. i've first encountered that in common lisp, but i think a recent interest in Ada is also driven by similar concerns. don knuth with TeX and…
common lisp the language hasn't changed since it was standardized, so code written to the strengths of the standard has not experienced bit rot. screamer, series, cmu's ai code archive, old common lisp-based books (like…
there's definitely sub-groups in the computer world who argue for stability. i've first encountered that in common lisp, but i think a recent interest in Ada is also driven by similar concerns. don knuth with TeX and…
common lisp the language hasn't changed since it was standardized, so code written to the strengths of the standard has not experienced bit rot. screamer, series, cmu's ai code archive, old common lisp-based books (like…