Why are some programming languages popular? - MPJ's Musings - FunFunFunction #41

💖 Support the show by becoming a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/funfunfunction We spend some time thinking about why some programming languages are more popular than others, if it's valuable to be popular, and how it can be made intentionally. Table of contents: 01:00 ► Does a programming language need to be popular? 03:11 ► Why does some programming languages become popular? 03:39 ► Super replicators 05:31 ► Angular spreadability 07:06 ► How JavaScript replicated via V8 08:43 ► How Rust spreads intentionally I'm also active on: • Twitter https://twitter.com/mpjme • Medium https://medium.com/@mpjme • Quora https://www.quora.com/profile/Mattias-Petter-Johansson Resources: Stumbling on happiness book https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400077427 Playlist of all MPJ's Musings https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0zVEGEvSaeH21VDycWYNWU7VKUA-xLzg var, let and const - What, why and how - ES6 JavaScript Features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjyJBL5fkp8&index=1&list=PL0zVEGEvSaeHJppaRLrqjeTPnCH6vw-sm Paul Irish (Web Performance Tooling - Google I/O 2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMqi55rcR00