Would you pay for a programming language?

by somewho on 5/3/2024, 8:52:37 PM with 9 comments
Would you pay to buy a programming language? How much would you pay?

  • by Bostonian on 5/3/2024, 9:52:17 PM

    I personally paid for Fortran compilers from Absoft, Lahey, Microsoft, NA Software, Imagine1 (for the F subset of Fortran), Digital, and Compaq in the past. The former two are no longer sold, and Compaq Visual Fortran became Intel Fortran, which is now free. I would be open to paying for a compiler if it is better than free offerings.

  • by dajtxx on 5/3/2024, 11:31:35 PM

    I have in the distant past. I am so grateful I don’t have to anymore. Even the embedded space seems to have mostly ditched for-pay IDEs and compilers.

  • by coreyp_1 on 5/3/2024, 8:57:49 PM

    Nah... I'm just making my own. :)

  • by navigaid on 5/3/2024, 11:38:43 PM

    I'm wondering is there any users of the Wolfram language, it it worth the price?

  • by andy99 on 5/3/2024, 9:34:53 PM

    What does "programming language" mean? A compiler?

  • by swah on 5/3/2024, 9:23:40 PM

    10 usd/month or something