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What reasons are most likely to convince you to move to a new programming language?

Survey period: 3 Sep 2018 to 10 Sep 2018

Is the grass actually greener on the other side?

Option	Votes	%
The promise of quicker app development	212	29.32
Better tool support	219	30.29
Better 3rd party and community library / ecosystem support	189	26.14
It would allow me to target certain hardware or frameworks	235	32.50
Fear of being left behind when I hear everyone else is using it	142	19.64
My boss / client / company telling me I had to use the language	245	33.89
Out of sheer curiosity	202	27.94
The promise of a better language than I currently use	206	28.49
Other	59	8.16
Nothing would convince me	49	6.78
Responses	723
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

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Re: Other iskSYS4-Sep-18 2:39 iskSYS 4-Sep-18 2:39  Superiority over other languages? Re: Other Johnny J.4-Sep-18 2:50 Johnny J. 4-Sep-18 2:50  If it's for personal use, yes maybe. But professionally, unfortunately you don't always have the luxury to decide that. Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous - The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944 - Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Mark Twain Re: Other Kevin McFarlane4-Sep-18 3:54 Kevin McFarlane 4-Sep-18 3:54  No language is superior to all others. They each have strengths and weaknesses or are better suited to certain tasks than others. Kevin I am the man I am number one Charlie brown 7112-Sep-18 18:20 Charlie brown 711 2-Sep-18 18:20  I am the man I am number one Re: I am the man I am number one Mehdi Gholam2-Sep-18 18:56 Mehdi Gholam 2-Sep-18 18:56  One, is a lonely number... Re: I am the man I am number one RickZeeland2-Sep-18 22:10 RickZeeland 2-Sep-18 22:10  Ah, so you are not a woman then ? Re: I am the man I am number one W∴ Balboos, GHB4-Sep-18 0:22 W∴ Balboos, GHB 4-Sep-18 0:22  Your mommy will be so proud of you! Ravings en masse^ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 Re: I am the man I am number one ZurdoDev4-Sep-18 2:31 ZurdoDev 4-Sep-18 2:31  Member 13677723 wrote: I am number one Are you sure? Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality. Re: I am the man I am number one kmoorevs4-Sep-18 3:34 kmoorevs 4-Sep-18 3:34  You are number 6. "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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