The most popular programming languages in the world

I want to see how many stars **** I get...

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Edit: No stars?! :wtf: What if an 11 year old read the first four letters?! I started swearing at the age of twelve, that's why I'm saying 11.

Anyway, I made the mistake of thinking that programming language 1 > programming language 2... very short-sighted. It actually closed so many doors/opportunities for me.

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adrianx said:
I want to see how many stars **** I get...

Pissing contest

Edit: No stars?! :wtf: What if an 11 year old read the first four letters?! I started swearing at the age of twelve, that's why I'm saying 11.

Anyway, I made the mistake of thinking that programming language 1 > programming language 2... very short-sighted. It actually closed so many doors/opportunities for me.

Use the right tool for the job!
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I have a friend who didn't want to interview for a job at a company I worked for because he preferred Java over C++. There's definitely a possibility that he wouldn't have met our skill level requirements, but the upside would have been an eventual > 10x pay increase. I was gobsmacked by the fact he didn't even want to try for the above reason.
 
cguy said:
I have a friend who didn't want to interview for a job at a company I worked for because he preferred Java over C++. There's definitely a possibility that he wouldn't have met our skill level requirements, but the upside would have been an eventual > 10x pay increase. I was gobsmacked by the fact he didn't even want to try for the above reason.
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If you understand the general programming concepts then what particular language you apply to the concepts to is less important. It is why more people need to learn to programme and have less of learning just a language.

I hardly consider what language has the most search engine hits to be an accurate gauge of actual programming interest.
 
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cguy said:
I have a friend who didn't want to interview for a job at a company I worked for because he preferred Java over C++. There's definitely a possibility that he wouldn't have met our skill level requirements, but the upside would have been an eventual > 10x pay increase. I was gobsmacked by the fact he didn't even want to try for the above reason.
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Slightly but very understandable when you go to interviews at dev houses.. it seems like the market wants very specialized skills incl specific frameworks or nothing so they can instantly to work. Makes sense for the short term but it’s hilarious when I see a spec saying Java XML specialist haha.. wtf.

So by him saying no.. understandable as he likely wants to be a Java specialized. That being said, I’d hire a c++ developer for a Java role without any regret because c++ devs need to know a lot more in most cases and Java comes naturally (I did C++ 1st).

End of the day, for large corporates you will see they want polyglot devs more than specialists, with a lot of varied experience because that’s what matters more in some sense. On the really tough problems it’s rarely solved using a single approach or language but rather using the best of a variety.
 
Cornelius.van.Breda said:
If you understand the general programming concepts then what particular language you apply to the concepts to is less important. It is why more people need to learn to programme and have less of learning just a language.

I hardly consider what language has the most search engine hits to be an accurate gauge of actual programming interest.
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That's exactly my point. With an honours degree in CS, and a company that doesn't care what language you use in the interview, it was really silly to not even try for an opportunity of a lifetime due to language preference.
 
krycor said:
Slightly but very understandable when you go to interviews at dev houses.. it seems like the market wants very specialized skills incl specific frameworks or nothing so they can instantly to work. Makes sense for the short term but it’s hilarious when I see a spec saying Java XML specialist haha.. wtf.

So by him saying no.. understandable as he likely wants to be a Java specialized. That being said, I’d hire a c++ developer for a Java role without any regret because c++ devs need to know a lot more in most cases and Java comes naturally (I did C++ 1st).

End of the day, for large corporates you will see they want polyglot devs more than specialists, with a lot of varied experience because that’s what matters more in some sense. On the really tough problems it’s rarely solved using a single approach or language but rather using the best of a variety.
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For the interview, he could have used any language he wanted. We hardly use any 3rd party software at all, so we don't care about frameworks. You are right, that the job wouldn't have made him a better Java developer, but then, if he lasted 5 years, he likely would never have needed to work again.
 
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