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A rather useless question. The word "prefer" is much too vague. I'd be rather interested in how much experience people actually have with these languages and whether they plan to continue using that language in future projects.
It still feels "solid" and dependable and without much fluff.
I know this is about the alternatives, and I'm probably absolutely mad, but I still prefer Java over all the new alternatives. It still feels "solid" and dependable and without much fluff.
I think a better way to phrase the poll would be: Which alternative JVM language do you actively use most? I've met a lot of people who like and use groovy and have it in production but almost nobody who actively uses clojure or scala. Maybe I am biased by my social circle or maybe people are just answering the poll based on what language they think is coolest and not the one they actually use.
Edit: I just took the poll a second time, problem solved :-)
I did vote on Scala, but actually I would rather that we return to languages that compile direct to native code.
A rather useless question. The word "prefer" is much too vague. I'd be rather interested in how much experience people actually have with these languages and whether they plan to continue using that language in future projects.
The popularity of a language is important. If developers don't like a language they won't use it. Look at Ruby a few years ago as an example of a popular language which was hardly used which became on of the most widely used scripting languages in modern times.
With respect to your ruby example, I have been using ruby for about 10 years but stopped doing so a few years ago. So please excuse me if I fail to see your point. :-)
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The popularity of a language is important. If developers don't like a language they won't use it. Look at Ruby a few years ago as an example of a popular language which was hardly used which became on of the most widely used scripting languages in modern times.
I'm not sure though whether "prefer" (prefer for or as what?) actually measures popularity ... but what kind of popularity anyway? Fanboy-fellowship? People actually using it for work that earns them a living? Hearsay/gossip? With respect to your ruby example, I have been using ruby for about 10 years but stopped doing so a few years ago. So please excuse me if I fail to see your point. :-)