programming languages

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I can imagine using this language in my day job

Based on responses from 2642 people, we've built up the following picture of how well "I can imagine using this language in my day job" describes different programming languages.

Top items

  1. Scala
  2. C#
  3. F#
  4. Python
  5. Ruby
  6. Erlang
  7. Clojure
  8. Java
  9. Javascript
  10. Haskell

Bottom items

  1. Pascal
  2. Prolog
  3. Fortran
  4. Cobol
  5. Forth
  6. Assembler
  7. APL
  8. Visual Basic
  9. Ada
  10. TCL

Most similar to

  1. I would list this language on my resume
  2. I can imagine this will be a popular language in twenty years time
  3. I regularly use this language
  4. Programs written in this language tend to play well with others
  5. I usually use this language on solo projects

Most dissimilar from

  1. I learned this language early in my career as a programmer
  2. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it
  3. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language
  4. I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language
  5. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"

All items

  1. Scala
  2. C#
  3. F#
  4. Python
  5. Ruby
  6. Erlang
  7. Clojure
  8. Java
  9. Javascript
  10. Haskell
  11. Coq
  12. Haxe
  13. C++
  14. C
  15. Shell
  16. O'Caml
  17. D
  18. Eiffel
  19. ActionScript
  20. Lua
  21. Groovy
  22. REBOL
  23. Objective C
  24. Agda
  25. R
  26. J
  27. Perl
  28. Common Lisp
  29. Io
  30. Go
  31. PHP
  32. Factor
  33. Mathematica
  34. Standard ML
  35. Matlab
  36. ELisp
  37. Scheme
  38. AWK
  39. Mozart-Oz
  40. Smalltalk
  41. Delphi
  42. TCL
  43. Ada
  44. Visual Basic
  45. APL
  46. Assembler
  47. Forth
  48. Cobol
  49. Fortran
  50. Prolog
  51. Pascal