[SeekAndFind]

RE:
yes I'm still fond of C++, but agree with you on the garbage collection

I think you are aware of a new language called D, which is supposed to be a successor to C++. D is a systems programming language. Its focus is on combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages like Ruby and Python. Special attention is given to the needs of quality assurance, documentation, management, portability and reliability.

See here

Personally, I think for the next 5 years, there will be two main languages : JAVA and C#. I don't forsee any earthshaking new paradigm. But then, the schools in Asian countries like India and the Philippines are teaching these languages to their college kids. I'm not sure what's in it for American Programmers.

[the invisib1e hand]

I don't know where this fits into the discussion, but what of RAD environments?

Some of us really get tons of productivity out of them.

[AdmSmith]

Thanks, no I’m not updated on D, and I have not done any real coding for the last 7 years or so.

[Still Thinking]

Couldn’t find anything at that link, but it looks like a news page, so the article may have got pushed off the end.

What I would like to see is compiled Python, with a little stronger typing, or at least an option for it.