Moreover, these kinds of rankings often conflate user satisfaction with hype (which isn't to say a hyped language isn't a good one, but just that "I love it" ca

Moreover, these kinds of rankings often conflate user satisfaction with hype (which isn't to say a hyped language isn't a good one, but just that "I love it" can mean "I love what I've heard about it, but I haven't used it"). I'm not sure about SO's love/dread in particular.