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What language do you find incredibly useful that no one else seems to care about? I am not looking for the language with the coolest features, but the language that makes you the most productive. I realize that a productive language that no one uses is a bit of an oxymoron.

My personal choice would probably be ruby without rails, but I am sure others can come up with some better answers.

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Lisp, no doubt.

May be Smalltalk too. In Argentina no one is using these.

santiagobasulto
/agree, Lisp is one of the most versatile and confusing languages I've ever used... very fun once you get the hang of it though!
Shaded
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None if it still exists. I have no doubt that there are some arcane, almost-never-used languages out there, but if the language still exists it will be used both as intended and in twisted and contorted ways.

Kaleb Pederson
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Curl, of course!

I am totally biased, since I have worked on the implementation, but it really is a very nice language. It is getting used in Japan and Korea, but hasn't really caught on much elsewhere.

Christopher Barber