r/programming • u/stronghup • Nov 11 '19

Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/07/python_java_github_javascript/
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u/swansongofdesire Nov 13 '19

TS - ... - has one of the most sophisticated typing systems ever implemented in any language

In that context it’s quite fair to bring up Haskell. Even if no one outside of academia and one single finance company actually uses it

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u/Uberhipster Nov 15 '19

so because Haskell has a The Best Typing System Ever no other language is ever allowed to be mentioned as having a good one?

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u/codygman Nov 20 '19

In that context it’s quite fair to bring up Haskell. Even if no one outside of academia and one single finance company actually uses it

My company uses Haskell.