The computing industry is ripe for <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Developers-Face-Languages-Renaissance/?kc=EWKNLNAV033108STR1">a new phase of programming languages</A> over the next five years, said a language expert at TheServerSide Java Symposium.

"We stand on the threshold of a renaissance in programming languages," said Ted Neward, founder of Neward & Associates, during a keynote March 27.

Neward, a Java enthusiast and a coder in the .Net environment, dynamic languages and Web technologies said the industry is in a period of renewed interest in using, building and exploring and discovering programming languages.