Why the Most Obsolete Programming Language Might Be the Future of Software
A 1960s programming language called MUMPS integrated a database directly into its core, decades before NoSQL. It ran on machines with 4KB of RAM and still powers critical hospital systems today. This article argues that MUMPS’ extreme constraints forced a minimalism that modern bloated software desperately needs—and proves it by running a 1980s Star Trek game on a newly built interpreter.