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I think job listings are the least biased statistics on language popularity, as there is no too significant difference in productivity between high level langua
by kaba0 4y ago
I think job listings are the least biased statistics on language popularity, as there is no too significant difference in productivity between high level languages, so the number of people required will be roughly linear to the jobs.
According to that the top 3 are js, python and java, in some order. I think it’s a good Litmus-test to fail statistics that have a different top ranking (TIOBE being beyond useless, having listed Visual Basic as 6th some time ago?!)
- userbinator 4y agohaving listed Visual Basic as 6th some time ago?! That actually does not surprise me. It's considered a step up from (and often used with) Excel, which is also everywhere.
- kaba0 4y agoMy memory is hazy, but it was ahead of goddamn javascript. Also, the 3 lines of scripts it is used for is hardly a big amount. Excel is big, but when companies grow out of it they go for integration with “proper” applications instead.