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Comment Sources that track Programming Language Popularity (Score 1) 897

by jefmom on Sunday November 14, 2010 @05:28PM (#34225286) Attached to: Which Language To Learn?

From Wikipedia article on "Measuring programming language popularity": "Combining and averaging information from various internet sites, langpop.com claims that in 2008 the 10 most cited programming languages are (in alphabetical order): C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and SQL." Checking the site now, this set of languages appears to have held steady ever since then. Also the TIOBE index is good, but it based solely on search frequency. However it is updated once a month: http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

Which Language To Learn? 897

Posted by kdawson on Saturday November 13, 2010 @07:12PM from the future-proofing-the-skillset dept.

LordStormes writes "I've been a Java/C++/PHP developer for about 6 years now. However, I'm seeing the jobs for these languages dry up, and Java in particular is worrisome with all the Oracle nonsense going on. I think it's time to pick up a new language or risk my skills fading into uselessness. I'm looking to do mostly Web-based back-end stuff. I've contemplated Perl, Python, Ruby, Erlang, Go, and several other languages, but I'll put it to you — what language makes the most sense now to get the jobs? I've deliberately omitted .NET — I have no desire to do the Microsoft languages."

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