Re:Ask HN: Which programming language(s) are big companies b...
by ksec on Thursday September 01, 2022 @11:07AM
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PHP had lots of resources from Facebook, not sure if that is still the case. But PHP has enough market share where resources isn't a problem.
Python from Google, Nvidia, Microsoft and Companies with Machine Learning, AI etc.
Javascript from all major Browser Vendors.
As I have stated before the only programming language that broke the Top 10 list without a major industry or company backing was Ruby. There are lots of companies or Startup that uses Ruby, GitHub, GitLab, Basecamp, Cookpad, Stripe, Discourse etc. But the investment in Ruby or the VM itself is relatively tiny. Remember Shopify investing in Ruby is a fairly recent thing.
Python from Google, Nvidia, Microsoft and Companies with Machine Learning, AI etc.
Javascript from all major Browser Vendors.
As I have stated before the only programming language that broke the Top 10 list without a major industry or company backing was Ruby. There are lots of companies or Startup that uses Ruby, GitHub, GitLab, Basecamp, Cookpad, Stripe, Discourse etc. But the investment in Ruby or the VM itself is relatively tiny. Remember Shopify investing in Ruby is a fairly recent thing.