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title: The Next Big Language
date: "2007-02-11T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 115
description: I explore Steve Yegge’s predictions for the next dominant programming language. While he hints at corporate backing for a new standard, community speculation strongly points toward JavaScript 2 as the likely candidate for widespread industry adoption.
keywords: [steve yegge, programming languages, javascript 2, ecmascript 4, language design, google]
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Steve Yegge at Google talks about the [features of the Next Big Language](http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2007/02/next-big-language.html). He apparantly has inside information about the language corporates are likely to make a big push for. The comments seem to suggest [Javascript 2](http://developer.mozilla.org/presentations/xtech2006/javascript/).