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2011's Fastest Growing Language: Objective-C

Posted by Soulskill on from the language-war-ammo dept.

mikejuk writes "Every January, it is traditional to compare the state of programming language usage as indicated by the TIOBE index. So what's up and what's down this year? The top language is still Java, but it's slowly falling in the percentages. Objective-C experienced the most growth, followed by C# and C. JavaScript climbed back into the top 10, displacing Ruby. Python and PHP experienced the biggest drops. If you like outside runners, then cheer for Lua and R, which have just entered the top 20. However, I have to wonder why Logo is in the top 20 as well. I know programming education is becoming important, but Logo?"

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  1. Objective C by aahpandasrun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Objective C is only popular because iOS requires it. It's like reporting that orange jumpsuits are the hot fashion trend in prison.

    1. Re:Objective C by GuldKalle · · Score: 5, Funny

      Were you popular in school?

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      What?
    2. Re:Objective C by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you new here?

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      Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
    3. Re:Objective C by SQLz · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is $99 some kind of large amount of money? What is that like a week of brown bagging your lunch?

    4. Re:Objective C by sourcerror · · Score: 4, Funny

      Then your were popular in the "most used" sense.

  2. "Objective-C will be the next big language." by Sebastopol · · Score: 4, Funny

    My IT friend in 1993.

    Time to find him on facebook.

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  3. From 0 to 1 user equals infinite growth. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fastest growing language is the one you invent yourself.

  4. Most used. by Doctor+O · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then your were popular in the "most used" sense.

    I feel there's a "your mom" joke hidden somewhere.

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  5. Java is also "walled garden" ask Oracle by walterbyrd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oracle will tell you the language is free, then sue you when you use it. Just ask Google.