[COFF] [TUHS] Re: Buffer overflow found/fixed in v4 tape ;)

[Bakul Shah via COFF]

> On Jan 5, 2026, at 2:28 PM, segaloco via COFF <coff at tuhs.org> wrote:
> 
> I think there are some strong cases to be made for "multi-lingual" programming, not least of which is more "upwards mobility" inspiring programmers to get better at their craft holistically rather than becoming yoked under the very languages that gave them success in the first place.  All in all, I simply wish there was more of a trend of "upgrading languages" more regularly, taking on more precise or more expressive vehicles as one goes, rather than having to invest in a specific language and then forever be beholden to or influenced by its specific "accent".

This might be instructive re upgrading languages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTrAISNdf70
Thompson tells how he developed the Go language at Google.
youtube.com