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I'm implementing an interpreter, and wondering how often I should check for interruptions (e.g. Ctrl-C). I don't want to spend too much CPU time checking whether I've been interrupted, but I also want slow programs to stop promptly. It's tricky.

I admire that Chromebooks have an explicit date when they stop receiving security updates. Many devices aren't so clear, so we can't have useful discussions like this:

TIOBE considered misleading: https://blog.nindalf.com/posts/stop-citing-tiobe/ It claims that iOS + macOS is less than half the size of Visual Basic!