programming languages

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Matlab

Based on 12143 responses from 1088 people, this is the picture we've built up of Matlab.

Most dissimilar from...

  1. C
  2. C++
  3. Haxe
  4. Java
  5. Scala

All statements

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