Why are there so many programming languages?? 
You may think this question is stupid or something but as a new IT student, I think that when i learn one language (ex. java), I tend to forget the one I learned before (ex c, c++, VB)... or I mixed-up the syntax.... So why not merge everything into one so students don't need to learn many languages... then kill the useless programming languages... Why not create a standard like the sql????
Why are there so many programming languages?? 
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You may think this question is stupid or something but as a new IT student, I think that when i learn one language (ex. java), I tend to forget the one I learned before (ex c, c++, VB)... or I mixed-up the syntax.... So why not merge everything into one so students don't need to learn many languages... then kill the useless programming languages... Why not create a standard like the sql????