programming languages

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Programs written in this language tend to play well with others

Based on responses from 2445 people, we've built up the following picture of how well "Programs written in this language tend to play well with others" describes different programming languages.

Top items

  1. C
  2. Python
  3. Shell
  4. C++
  5. Lua
  6. Java
  7. C#
  8. Perl
  9. Eiffel
  10. Factor

Bottom items

  1. ELisp
  2. Prolog
  3. Matlab
  4. Smalltalk
  5. Visual Basic
  6. Mozart-Oz
  7. APL
  8. Forth
  9. Standard ML
  10. Delphi

Most similar to

  1. I can imagine using this language in my day job
  2. I would use this language to write a command-line app
  3. I usually use this language on projects with many other members
  4. I would list this language on my resume
  5. I would use this language for mobile applications

Most dissimilar from

  1. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it
  2. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"
  3. The semantics of this language are much different than other languages I know.
  4. This language is built on a small core of orthogonal features
  5. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language

All items

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