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Users' Choice: Scripting Languages

Mar 2009

Scripting Languages 2009 Rankings

Abstract

Over 400 developers across the globe can't be wrong!

How did the top scripting languages rank overall?
Which languages integrate best for web services and SOA applications?
When broken down by languages, which languages have the best features?
Is one language really easier to use than another?

This report examines the opinions and attitudes of developers worldwide who use the top scripting languages. Developers only ranked those languages they used, making these ratings fair and unbiased.

The top dynamic languages ranked in this report are:

Actionscript
Flex
Javascript
Microsoft F#
Microsoft Powershell
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
VB Script

Features and capabilities rated were:

Features and capabilities rated were:
Ease of Use
Exception handling
Extensibility
Maintainability / Readability
Cross-platform portability
Community
Availability of tools
Quality of tools
Performance
Memory management
Client side scripting
Security

Worldwide in scope and unbiased in approach, this insightful report is not to be missed.

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