On the eve of my birthday, I realize that for those of us who program, we tend to get excited when we talk about the programming languages we’ve used over the course of our lives. These languages not only make us laugh at times, but they also give us cause to celebrate and make us nostalgic. We can even measure our own existence by the languages we’ve used—like the growth rings of a tree. I think it’s possible to approximate the age of the coder in question by asking them the first language they learned—and the answer can sometimes give clue to the age of the inquisitor. My own personal journey started with Apple Basic, and then Apple Logo, followed by Atari Basic, Atari Logo,…