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Aug 24, 2021

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What Makes a Programming Language Succeed?

The factors influencing the success of languages like C, C++, Java, C#, Perl, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Objective-C and Swift

Yet again I’ve been inspired by a discussion on Twitter, this time about what makes a programming language succeed. People mention community, marketing budgets, inexpensive developers…

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What Makes a Programming Language Succeed?

The factors influencing the success of languages like C, C++, Java, C#, Perl, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Objective-C and Swift

More from Geek Culture

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25 New Things Every Java Engineer Should Know in 2020

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