My Impressions of Gleam

Re:My Impressions of Gleam by dartos on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:03AM (#42821699)

Isn’t python currently the most popular programming language?

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Re:My Impressions of Gleam by fire_lake on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:06AM (#42821714)

JavaScript (and variants) is

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Re:My Impressions of Gleam by frabcus on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:10AM (#42821739)

Python is slightly above it on the StackOverflow 2024 developer survey.

https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#2-programmin...

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Re:My Impressions of Gleam by coder543 on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:19AM (#42821788)

The "admired and desired" chart has nothing to do with actual use.

According to this chart[0] higher on the same survey report, JavaScript is the #1 most used, and Python is #3.

But, I don't see this as a contest... being "the most popular" programming language doesn't automatically make it the best choice for a given task.

[0]: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#most-popular...

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Re:My Impressions of Gleam by throwawaymaths on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:20AM (#42821797)

you forgot to add TS and JS together

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Re:My Impressions of Gleam by dartos on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:09AM (#42821734)

While not the be all end all, TIOBE disagrees.

https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

I think since the AI boom, Python took over.

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Re:My Impressions of Gleam by kibwen on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:14AM (#42821769)

I'm not here to take a stance on Python vs Javascript, but I am here to remind people that TIOBE is utter nonsense with no informational value whatsoever. Please stop linking it.

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Re:My Impressions of Gleam by dartos on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:46AM (#42821917)

It has exactly as much value as discussing whether Python or JavaScript is more popular.

Which is to say, very little.

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