Programming language popularity is a major factor in deciding whether or not to use it in a project.

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A more popular language will have a larger community and more community support, which results in more third party libraries or modules and more programmers to hire.

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zmt

4 years ago

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  Larger number of people knowing programming language does not mean better community. For example, compare PHP and Ruby (this applies to good quality libraries too).
  
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  ungzd
  
  3 years, 6 months ago
  
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  The previous poster did not say the community was "Better", only "Larger" believerinmagnets
  
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More than one language can be used in a project.

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pczarn

3 years, 9 months ago

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  This also opens the possibility for multiple *implementations* of the same project.
  
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  3 years, 6 months ago
  
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Popularity increases the gene pool of possible contributors.

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will

4 years ago

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  In open-source projects, you'll get more contributions if project is in less painful language. Most popular languages are quite painful.
  
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  ungzd
  
  3 years, 6 months ago
  
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  It is questionable whether most popular languages are painful. even if they were, by definition those being popular languages have enough programmers to support the project. engineerwolf
  
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  Most skilled developers can learn new programming languages easily.
  
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  ungzd
  
  3 years, 6 months ago
  
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  developer's ability to learn programming language does not affect the available gene pool of contributors. engineerwolf
  
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Popularity means it has been proven work.

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mydmdm

4 years ago

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This is just not true. relrod6

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  New languages often become suddenly popular before they're proven in the real world, only for people to switch back again.
  
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  phonicuk
  
  3 years, 6 months ago
  
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  Popularity can also arise when there is no other viable language exists for given purpose.
  
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  senokay
  
  3 years, 6 months ago
  
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  It's not necessary should be the most popular. Popularity just should cross some threshold to signal that it works.
  
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  ungzd
  
  3 years, 6 months ago
  
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  The premise seems to lead to a conclusion about how popular something needs to be to be viable not that popularity is good nobin
  
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  no. It doesn't.
  
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  relrod6
  
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