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rkstarJan 8, 2012
Aw, no love for the perl?
xrmbJan 8, 2012
Yep, PERL+Mason FTW!
stackoleeJan 8, 2012
Perl has fallen out of favor with the jet set, but it's definitely more "marketable"--in terms of the graphic--than Python or Ruby.
bdbrJan 8, 2012
In the (large corporate IT) group I work in, we do most of our network management scripting with perl. It's easy to write, and there are modules for just about everything.
jsnchmpnJan 8, 2012
I agree.. although, I think that Perl and PHP in combination are the bomb! PHP for the front-end and Perl for more of the back-end work. I worked on a project with a friend. He gathered data using Perl, shell scripting, cron jobs, etc, and pipe that into the database, while I would grab the data using PHP and display it on the page. It couldn't have been a better combination for two guys that think slightly different. He was a little more on the logical side of the spectrum, while I was more on the creative end. Maybe that's why there won't be a true answer :)
K, I'll shut up now :)
berkanaJan 8, 2012
Twitter was built on Ruby initially, but changed their operations to Scala later on when they ran into the limits of Ruby's scalability. Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, the Guardian, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, UBS, HSBC and Trafigura are all now using Scala.
stackoleeJan 8, 2012
Didn't Twitter also transition to Java for some of its infrastructure too? In any event, the speed gains they enjoyed after jettisoning Ruby have become the stuff of industry legend.
berkanaJan 25, 2012
Yes. Scala runs on the Java Virtual Machine, so it was natural to use Java for some things that Scala was not suitable for.
jescobanasJan 8, 2012
Php is for business so i go for it
devesh_11Jan 8, 2012
yes it was designed for that purpose only.For Web ,PHP is the preferred language
krillrJan 8, 2012
PHP wasn't even a programming language at the beginning... and the way its transformed into one makes developing proper web applications with it a huge PITA... which is why "For Web" PHP is NOT the preferred language.
devesh_11Jan 10, 2012
Statistics tell a different story .Most web sites server - side scripts are made in PHP.
thegadgetsguy310Jan 7, 2012
this is a really great infographic that pretty accurately represents all three languages. good job.
genericdiggerJan 8, 2012
meh. C/C++/Obj-C
krillrJan 8, 2012
Python FTW. Also there aren't really a lot of "PHP Engineering" jobs out there like this says. Most PHP jobs involve modifiying Wordpress, Drupal, etc. That isn't really engineering... That's also why you'll find 10-15x more "PHP" devs then Python/Ruby -- Most of those PHP devs can't do anything outside of Drupal/Wordpress.
On a final note, only the frontend bits of Facebook are still PHP. The other layers are Python, C++, and Java
wspnutJan 8, 2012
It works the other way too. My team is trying to hire PHP engineers to work on true, MVC applications, not just WordPress sites. There just aren't that many PHP devs out there that have meet the qualifications. It's like trying to find a needle in a needlestack.
pcz1977Jan 8, 2012
"Modfiying" Drupal the proper way (and using it to its full potential) involves understanding the Drupal architecture, and implementing custom modules using PHP and Drupal's built-in hook and callback systems.
It is engineering in every sense of the word.
cvoJan 7, 2012
nice infographic, I like it
ka5p3rJan 8, 2012
for me python,c#,php
keirdJan 8, 2012
C++ is supreme. Even Facebook figured that out.
validopinionJan 8, 2012
C/C++ and G-Wan. Nothing else even comes close.
agrotz2000Jan 8, 2012
Computer science majors at the top universities may prove you right or wrong in the Windward International Intercollegiate Programming Championship on January 28th. All programming languages accepted in this code war. Check it out: http://bit.ly/uhdRpY
devesh_11Jan 8, 2012
great infographic
leemasmithJan 8, 2012
php is must
berkanaJan 8, 2012
IMHO, Scala beats them all. It offers functional programming + object oriented programming, plus a complier that does a lot of inference to minimize what you need to type.