programming languages

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Lua

Based on 20964 responses from 1585 people, this is the picture we've built up of Lua.

Most similar to...

  1. Io
  2. Scheme
  3. REBOL
  4. Smalltalk
  5. TCL

Most dissimilar from...

  1. C++
  2. Java
  3. C
  4. Fortran
  5. Cobol

All statements

  1. I would use this language as a scripting language embedded inside a larger application
  2. This language is minimal
  3. This language would be good for teaching children to write software
  4. This language is built on a small core of orthogonal features
  5. I would use this language for casual scripting
  6. This language has a very coherent design
  7. This language is good for beginners
  8. This language has a niche in which it is great
  9. Code written in this language is very readable
  10. Code written in this language will usually run in all the major implementations if it runs in one of them.
  11. This language is likely to be a passing fad
  12. I find this language easy to prototype in
  13. This language is very flexible
  14. This language is well suited for an agile development approach using short iterations.
  15. I would like to write more of this language than I currently do
  16. This language is easier to use for it's problem domain by removing unneeded expressiveness (such as not being Turing complete).
  17. This language is best for very small projects
  18. I find code written in this language very elegant
  19. I would use this language for writing programs for an embedded hardware platform
  20. I would use this language for mobile applications
  21. It is easy to tell at a glance what code in this language does
  22. I enjoy using this language
  23. Programs written in this language tend to play well with others
  24. This language has unusual features that I often miss when using other languages
  25. This is a high level language
  26. This language matches it's problem domain particularly well.
  27. This language has a high quality implementation
  28. I rarely have difficulty abstracting patterns I find in my code
  29. Code written in this language tends to be terse
  30. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it
  31. It's unusual for me to discover unfamiliar features
  32. This language excels at symbolic manipulation
  33. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"
  34. I would use this language for writing embedded programs
  35. This language encourages writing code that is easy to maintain.
  36. The semantics of this language are much different than other languages I know.
  37. I often write things in this language with the intent of rewriting them in something else later
  38. I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language
  39. I use this language out of choice
  40. This language is expressive
  41. I would recommend most programmers learn this language, regardless of whether they have a specific need for it
  42. This language excels at text processing
  43. If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement
  44. This language allows me to write programs where I know exactly what they are doing under the hood
  45. I would use this language to write a command-line app
  46. This language has a good library distribution mechanism.
  47. This language has a good community
  48. I usually use this language on solo projects
  49. It is easy to debug programs written in this language when it goes wrong
  50. I can imagine this will be a popular language in twenty years time
  51. The resources for learning this language are of high quality
  52. This language is suitable for real-time applications
  53. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language
  54. Code written in this language tends to be very reliable
  55. Learning this language significantly changed how I use other languages.
  56. This language has well-organized libraries with consistent, carefully thought-out interfaces
  57. I would use this language for a web project
  58. When I write code in this language I can be very sure it is correct
  59. I find it easy to write efficient code in this language
  60. This language encourages writing reusable code.
  61. I can imagine using this language in my day job
  62. This language is good for distributed computing
  63. Learning this language improved my ability as a programmer
  64. Programs written in this language will usually work in future versions of the language
  65. This language has a wide variety of agreed-upon conventions, which are generally adhered to reasonably well, and which increase my productivity
  66. I regularly use this language
  67. This language is likely to have a strong influence on future languages
  68. Programs written in this language tend to be efficient
  69. I would use this language for a desktop GUI project
  70. This language excels at concurrency
  71. This language is well documented
  72. This is a low level language
  73. It is too easy to write code in this language that looks like it does one thing but actually does something else
  74. I still discover new features of this language on a fairly regular basis
  75. I would use this language for writing server programs
  76. If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct.
  77. Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years
  78. I usually use this language on projects with many other members
  79. Code written in this language tends to be verbose
  80. I would list this language on my resume
  81. I often feel like I am not smart enough to write this language
  82. I know this language well
  83. Third-party libraries are readily available, well-documented, and of high quality
  84. The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread
  85. This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for
  86. When I run into problems my colleagues can provide me with immediate help with this language
  87. This language is best for very large projects
  88. Libraries in this language tend to be well documented.
  89. This language has a very rigid idea of how things should be done
  90. This language is good for numeric computing
  91. This language is good for scientific computing
  92. There are many good open-source tools for this language
  93. This language has an annoying syntax
  94. This language makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot
  95. There are many good commercial tools for this language
  96. I use a lot of code written in this language which I really don't want to have to make changes to
  97. There is a lot of accidental complexity when writing code in this language
  98. This language has a very dogmatic community
  99. I learned this language early in my career as a programmer
  100. This language has many features which feel "tacked on"
  101. There is a wide variety of open source code written in this language
  102. This language has a strong static type system
  103. This language is likely to be around for a very long time
  104. There are many good tools for this language
  105. I know many other people who use this language
  106. I use many applications written in this language
  107. This is a mainstream language
  108. I often get angry when writing code in this language
  109. Writing code in this language is a lot of work
  110. This language is unusually bad for beginners
  111. This language is large