programming languages

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ELisp

Based on 9310 responses from 720 people, this is the picture we've built up of ELisp.

Most similar to...

  1. AWK
  2. TCL
  3. Prolog
  4. Javascript
  5. Perl

Most dissimilar from...

  1. Java
  2. C
  3. C#
  4. Ada
  5. C++

All statements

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