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How many computer languages do you know well enough that you'd be happy to use them to write production code?

Survey period: 5 Mar 2018 to 12 Mar 2018

Computer languages include markup languages (HTML) and query languages (SQL) among others. (Suggested by Derek Dongray)

OptionVotes% 
1 - 348136.44
4 - 655041.67
7 - 917112.95
10 - 15765.76
16 - 2050.38
21 - 2570.53
26+151.14
0. I don't know a single computer language151.14



 
GeneralI know 40 languages fluently Pin
MacSpudster6-Mar-18 11:21
professionalMacSpudster6-Mar-18 11:21 
GeneralRe: I know 40 languages fluently Pin
Laiju k6-Mar-18 16:57
professionalLaiju k6-Mar-18 16:57 
PraiseRe: I know 40 languages fluently Pin
VISWESWARAN199811-Mar-18 7:02
professionalVISWESWARAN199811-Mar-18 7:02 
GeneralProgramming Language? Pin
Rick Shaub6-Mar-18 6:40
Rick Shaub6-Mar-18 6:40 
GeneralRe: Programming Language? Pin
Chris Maunder6-Mar-18 8:30
cofounderChris Maunder6-Mar-18 8:30 
GeneralRe: Programming Language? Pin
Jörgen Andersson7-Mar-18 11:11
professionalJörgen Andersson7-Mar-18 11:11 
GeneralRe: Programming Language? Pin
Chris Maunder7-Mar-18 11:53
cofounderChris Maunder7-Mar-18 11:53 
GeneralRe: Programming Language? Pin
Jörgen Andersson7-Mar-18 20:04
professionalJörgen Andersson7-Mar-18 20:04 
Chris Maunder wrote:
no sense in debates about this coming to blows.

No problems, I'm just genuinely interested in the arguments.

SQL obviously isn't a general purpose language, and it needs the procedural extensions to behave like a third generation language.
But what is the arguments for it not to count as a programming language?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

GeneralRe: Programming Language? Pin
PIEBALDconsult8-Mar-18 2:04
mvePIEBALDconsult8-Mar-18 2:04 
GeneralConversely: How many computer languages do you know well enough that you'd NEVER use them? Pin
Marc Clifton6-Mar-18 5:07
mvaMarc Clifton6-Mar-18 5:07 
GeneralRe: Conversely: How many computer languages do you know well enough that you'd NEVER use them? Pin
Eddy Vluggen6-Mar-18 12:37
professionalEddy Vluggen6-Mar-18 12:37 
GeneralRe: Conversely: How many computer languages do you know well enough that you'd NEVER use them? Pin
Laiju k6-Mar-18 17:09
professionalLaiju k6-Mar-18 17:09 
GeneralRe: Conversely: How many computer languages do you know well enough that you'd NEVER use them? Pin
Eddy Vluggen7-Mar-18 1:11
professionalEddy Vluggen7-Mar-18 1:11 
GeneralRe: Conversely: How many computer languages do you know well enough that you'd NEVER use them? Pin
kmoorevs11-Mar-18 8:24
kmoorevs11-Mar-18 8:24 
General25 years, only one language (at a time) Pin
Bruce Greene6-Mar-18 4:54
Bruce Greene6-Mar-18 4:54 
GeneralIt's Not the Language That Matters Pin
#realJSOP6-Mar-18 4:34
mve#realJSOP6-Mar-18 4:34 
GeneralRe: It's Not the Language That Matters Pin
Kirk 103898216-Mar-18 4:49
Kirk 103898216-Mar-18 4:49 
GeneralRe: It's Not the Language That Matters Pin
daleofcourse7-Mar-18 22:29
daleofcourse7-Mar-18 22:29 
GeneralThe old fart view Pin
Gary Wheeler6-Mar-18 2:18
Gary Wheeler6-Mar-18 2:18 
GeneralRe: The old fart view Pin
Kirk 103898216-Mar-18 4:35
Kirk 103898216-Mar-18 4:35 
GeneralWhat's in a language? Pin
kalberts5-Mar-18 22:41
kalberts5-Mar-18 22:41 
General1-3 Pin
Tim Carmichael5-Mar-18 3:37
Tim Carmichael5-Mar-18 3:37 
General26+ Pin
lucanor5-Mar-18 1:41
lucanor5-Mar-18 1:41 
GeneralRe: 26+ Pin
Sander Rossel6-Mar-18 19:44
professionalSander Rossel6-Mar-18 19:44 
General4-6 Pin
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter4-Mar-18 21:08
professionalKornfeld Eliyahu Peter4-Mar-18 21:08 

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