[Info-vax] [OT] Wirth style languages, was: Re: Obscure Ada compiler vendors?

[Paul Sture]

In article <kjhvbo$k9k$1 at dont-email.me>,
 Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:

> On 2013-04-03 17:24:19 +0000, Simon Clubley said:
> 
> > Are any of the Wirth style languages considered trendy these days ?
> > 
> > We have already talked about Ada's current position.
> 
> Programming language (alleged) popularity: 
> <http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html>
> 

I used Delphi/Object Pascal in the late nineties but have heard little 
of it since. One very nice feature which I thought could be useful for 
software houses was the way forms could be inherited so you could tailor 
the look and feel of apps for a specific customer, recompile and go.

At number 15 it still manages to pip Visual Basic .NET at 16, which I 
must admit is a surprise.

Objective C was another surprise there at number 3.  While the 
popularity of iThingies is obviously a factor I wonder to what extent 
the App Store sales model has encouraged development for OS X itself.

Anyone like to guess where Java will be in a year's time, given the 
negative publicity it has had recently?

-- 
Paul Sture