A derogatory term for a language considered beneath the speaker's abilities.
Any number of languages could be considered a
ToyLanguage based on context and prejudices, but usually the term refers to a
ScriptingLanguage of perceived limited functionality or usage.
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- "Toy Language: any language which hasn't been used to implement anything besides its own compiler"
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- -- The JargonFile (http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/M/MFTL.html)