So, synthesizing several of the threads here... While it's true that a language which has genuine interest and activity will be represented on the list, langua

So, synthesizing several of the threads here... While it's true that a language which has genuine interest and activity will be represented on the list, languages which require much boilerplate, or which are confusing, will skew upward in the list. Data is tough. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8558740 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8558740 (The actual PDF link won't load at the moment) E.g. - I'm pretty sure the study above attributed errors in V8 to "Javascript", even though V8 is the interpreter written in C++ or C. Still, if you throw an appropriate uncertainty range on the results, it's much better than no information about where the action is.