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This doesn’t pass my smell test. Ok, python is taught in colleges and widely used for data science. Fine. Java… yeah, lots of legacy code and large corps. Fine
by dtnewman 3y ago
This doesn’t pass my smell test. Ok, python is taught in colleges and widely used for data science. Fine.
Java… yeah, lots of legacy code and large corps. Fine.
But C++? I can see why C might be up there due to the embedded world, but is C++ really more popular than JavaScript? I’d expect JS to be at the top of the list, and meanwhile it’s only about twice as high as GO? I like Golang, but ask ten software engineers and maybe one has used it, whereas it’s unlikely you haven’t used at least some JS.
My gut tells me that this list isn’t very meaningful.
- rustybolt 3y ago> it’s unlikely you haven’t used at least some JS Sure, but it all boils down to what exactly is ranked right? "Percentage of programmers that has used at least some of this programming language." is probably not a criterium.
- cachvico 3y ago> our general “Spectrum” ranking—which is weighted to reflect the interests of the typical IEEE member I guess this is because the typical IEEE member is a scientist, not a web developer.
- Kamq 3y ago> But C++? I can see why C might be up there due to the embedded world, but is C++ really more popular than JavaScript? If it's anything like tiobe, they give bonuses for vendor offerings, which gives languages like c/c++/fortran legs up for most domains that aren't web development. Robotics, embedded, scientific computing, etc. Or at least I've never seen a js vendor offering that wasn't for web development.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoJust imagine that there's a whole world of software development out there that doesn't involve web browsers. You've just imagined reality.
- deterministic 3y agoThere are more than 5 million C++ developers out there. The world runs on C++ (and C) software.