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Depends who you ask. Ask most people at my school and they will give you an answer of "Java". Is Java their favorite language? No. Its their only language. Als

Depends who you ask. Ask most people at my school and they will give you an answer of "Java". Is Java their favorite language? No. Its their only language. Also if one cannot understand the philosophy behind the language that they are using and express why they like that philosophy and what benefits it brings, they probably aren't using the language right. However, ask anyone who is great at what they do and you got yourself an hour long discussion.

bmj 15y ago
In my experience (on both sides of the table), it's okay to say "what are the shortcomings of language_x" if you are interviewing for a specific set of skills. If the candidate has a list of languages on their CV, then it may be worth asking the "what's your favorite language" question first.