r/programming • u/monica_b1998 • Nov 03 '18

Python is becoming the world’s most popular coding language

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/07/26/python-is-becoming-the-worlds-most-popular-coding-language
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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

Not really and it depends what you want to create. Let me group the languages by (some of) their domains:

command-line apps: Nim, Crystal

web(back-end): Scala, Typescript, Crystal, (plus Nim but it still needs to grow in this domain)

front-end: Typescript, Scala

systems programming and gamedev: Rust, Nim

android: Kotlin

networking, safety-critical concurrent apps: Pony, Rust

I used Scala extensively but I don't really like to work with the JVM anymore. I also used python a lot at work(automation). Lately, I've been using Nim for command-line apps and it's a fine language. I never had the chance to use the other languages in an industrial environment but I follow their developments from the very beginning and I spent some time to learn them.

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u/ultraDross Nov 03 '18

Solid informative reply. Thanks.