Based on responses from 2287 people, we've built up the following picture of how well "If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement" describes different programming languages.
If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement
Most similar to
- I would recommend most programmers learn this language, regardless of whether they have a specific need for it
- Learning this language improved my ability as a programmer
- I often feel like I am not smart enough to write this language
- This language has unusual features that I often miss when using other languages
- Learning this language significantly changed how I use other languages.
Most dissimilar from
- The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread
- I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language
- This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for
- This language has many features which feel "tacked on"
- I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language
All items
- Erlang
- Haskell
- Assembler
- Clojure
- Scala
- Coq
- Agda
- Mathematica
- J
- Forth
- C
- Lua
- Prolog
- Go
- Common Lisp
- Javascript
- ActionScript
- Smalltalk
- APL
- REBOL
- Scheme
- Mozart-Oz
- F#
- O'Caml
- Python
- Eiffel
- R
- Shell
- Ruby
- AWK
- Standard ML
- Haxe
- Groovy
- Objective C
- C++
- Matlab
- D
- Factor
- ELisp
- Perl
- TCL
- C#
- Delphi
- Fortran
- Ada
- Io
- Java
- PHP
- Cobol
- Pascal
- Visual Basic