The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2019

The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2019

While the specific means of collection has changed, the basic process remains the same: we extract language rankings from GitHub and Stack Overflow, and combine them for a ranking that attempts to reflect both code (GitHub) and discussion (Stack Overflow) traction. It is also notable because by moving up four spots, it finds itself in 12th place, just outside the Top 10 and right behind Swift – the fastest growing language in the history of these rankings. Kotlin (+8), Scala (-1), Clojure (-3), Groovy (-3): One of the primary questions we had going into this quarter’s rankings was whether or not JVM-based languages such as Clojure, Groovy and Scala could repeat the last rankings’ performance in which all three grew while newcomer Kotlin declined.

Source: redmonk.com