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The most popular programming language - uber1337 - 01-02-2010

I thought the thread should go here, since the winner is Java. According to http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html , Java is the most popularly used language in the world. "The ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses and third party vendors."

Here is my analysis(doubt anyone will care :p)C is right behind Java which is pretty obvious due to its execution speed and age, and PHP just passed C++, most likely because of how web oriented it is. A language called "Objective-C' Which i have never heard of, has moved from 35th to 13th in a year. Also Lua is surprisingly in last, which is weird considering it is used in WoW. In ten years I hope to see Python in 1st. What do you guys think about this list?

Credits:
http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

RE: The most popular programming language - Qkyrie - 01-09-2010

Think it's pretty normal that Java is first, considering it's widely used in businesslife nowadays, plus the fact it's developing very fast.

.net framework does a pretty good job, but being windows only (almost), it's pretty restricting.

They shouldn't have compared scriptlanguages and programminglanguages though..

RE: The most popular programming language - Jordan L. - 01-09-2010

I would of thought so; considering most phone based applications use Java, don't they?

RE: The most popular programming language - Qkyrie - 01-09-2010

(01-09-2010, 06:30 PM)trilobyte- Wrote: I would of thought so; considering most phone based applications use Java, don't they?

Yeh, most phones have the java framework installed, which makes it easy for programmers to create something portable for a phone.

Also, GUIs nowadays are easy to create in java. In the past, it was a little harder to create some eyecandy, but today, it's easy and appealing.

The fact that it's platform independant probably one of the best properties..

RE: The most popular programming language - Zomaian - 01-09-2010

it surprises me that PHP isn't! But yes with Java you can do a lot.

RE: The most popular programming language - Qkyrie - 01-10-2010

(01-09-2010, 07:44 PM)Zomaian Wrote: it surprises me that PHP isn't! But yes with Java you can do a lot.

I guess php is widely used, but it's still browser only, being it a scriptlanguage. Java is applications + browsertasks.

I would like to know why C is ahead of C++..

RE: The most popular programming language - chinaman7x7 - 01-10-2010

i dont doubt that for a second! java is worldwide!

RE: The most popular programming language - uber1337 - 01-10-2010

(01-10-2010, 06:21 AM)Qkyrie Wrote: I guess php is widely used, but it's still browser only, being it a scriptlanguage. Java is applications + browsertasks.

I would like to know why C is ahead of C++..

C++ is too hard :[ lol. Im not really sure but I do know that C executes faster but I think it's weird since C++ is OOP and its more powerful(or so i hear)

RE: The most popular programming language - Psycho - 01-15-2010

But they are all used for their own things. I don't know why people insist on comparing languages like this.
You just can't compare PHP and C++. You cannot compare Perl and Assembly. You're comparing spoons with forks as if they were made for the same thing.
Unfortunately, in the world of programming there's not really a spork. C(++), Objective-C, Java and PHP are everywhere.
You'll find Objective-C in iPod and iPhone apps, you'll find Java just about anywhere in other phones, you'll find PHP all over the Internet and C(++) mostly in software and such. I hope no one uses this "language popularity contest" as a deciding factor in their decision on what programming language they'll learn.
My advice to beginners: use everything.

RE: The most popular programming language - Closed - 01-15-2010

In short words:

you cannot compare apples and oranges

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