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What languages have changed the most since their creation? JS? IIFEs and prototypes to modules and classes. C++? Plain pointers to smart pointers. There must be more dramatic examples.

Generalised computation is becoming less common: it's much easier to run or debug arbitrary code on a Linux/BSD machine than anything else. It's even worse on mobile though: simply *writing* is hard and creation is hindered further.

Thoughtful post on the merits of Emacs as a creation oriented computing platform, rather than consumption: https://www.fugue.co/blog/2018-08-09-two-years-with-emacs-as-a-cto.html