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by pdpi 20 days ago
As always, the TIOBE Index is of dubious value. The fact that it ranks Delphi above both Go and Rust should give you an idea of why.
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keyle 20 days ago
Yeah it's rather odd, also jumps like this in ADA makes you wonder

https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ada/

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flohofwoe 20 days ago
Ada is being discussed a lot on HN as some sort of 'lost utopia', and AFAIK Tiobe doesn't count actual usage but (more or less) mentions.
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throwaway27448 20 days ago
C is hardly any path forward
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flohofwoe 20 days ago
It's not much different from any other high level programming language. Just a different set of compromises to accept.
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throwaway27448 20 days ago
Yes why would anyone choose to make a fool of themselves when they could choose to build instead?
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