I just got pointed to a really interesting and relevant data source by Ben Racine and wanted to post a short update to note the correlation of my post with a new piece of external information.
The information? The input from ~2,500 developers over on Hammer Principle on the statement, “This language is expressive.” I mapped the top 10 and bottom 10 languages to my own median-based ranking, showing only the top two popularity tiers for simplicity, and got this:
Interestingly, it’s a very clear correlation — all expressive at one end, all poorly expressive at the other end, and a mix in the middle (indicating a bit of noise).
What do you think?
