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Code hosting website, GitHub, has published a graph which
shows just how popular different programming languages are on the site
since its launch in 2008. The results revealed some interesting trends
and how different languages have picked up momentum in recent years.
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The graph ranks the languages used in public and private
repositories on GitHub and shows that Java has gained the most traction.
It was ranked the 7th most popular language on the website in 2008 but
has now shot to second place. Not surprising given how Java is often
used to build open source software. In fact, open source is probably one
of the reasons the ranks for each programming language have shifted a
lot in the last few years.
GitHub notes another contributing factor for Java’s
popularity could be the growth of the Android OS and the increasing
demand for version control platforms at businesses and enterprises.
We want to know what programming language do you work with the most and why. Let us know in the comments.
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