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1. pukkamustard@chaos.social's status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 16:08:22 UTC pukkamustard

   What programming language/framework would you choose to implement a relatively simple CRUD application with a HTTP and HTML interface that should run for the next 30 years with minimal maintenance?

   • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 16:08:20 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

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     • Adrian Cochrane

     @alcinnz @pukkamustard I'd say Common Lisp, Scheme (specific RnRS) or Standard ML.

     I saw an article a few years ago about "the centennial program" that chose sml for the solid packaging constructs.

   • pukkamustard@chaos.social's status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 16:08:20 UTC pukkamustard

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     • Adrian Cochrane
     • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

     @clacke @alcinnz After three years, Scheme or Standard ML would also be my choices. Formally specified languages for the win!

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   • Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 16:08:21 UTC Adrian Cochrane

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     @pukkamustard I'll vote for Lua... I don't know what else meets these requirements...

   • pukkamustard@chaos.social's status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 16:08:22 UTC pukkamustard

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     The requirements of the application are pretty stable. There probably will be bugs to fix and minor features to add.

     I'm thinking of a real application that has been running for the last 25 years (rewrite in 2016) and imho is a vital piece of Internet infrastructure.

     Just a little thought experiment...