Software is eating the world, said Marc Andresseen. And this software is created by developers through programming languages. And if there is a programming language that dominates the market, this is javascript.

A recent survey of more than 20,000 developers shows the growth in programmers for this language, as well as other programs like Python or Java. However, there is one that has become a unique phenomenon: Rust nearly quadrupled its users in the last two years.

Remarkable growth in almost all languages

Language created by Mozilla, much more famous with the Firefox browser stop gaining followersand it does so by proving it’s a language that developers “love” year after year.

Source: AData.

Rust, who took his first steps in 2006, noticeable use It is popular on Linux with the C language as its absolute reference, but also in IoT applications, virtual reality and augmented reality environments.

This has made its growth remarkable over the past two years. AData survey reveals how Rust passed from having 600,000 developers in Q1 2020 to 2.2 million in the first quarter of 2022.

This survey also shows how JavaScript continues to be the main character: Added 5.2 million users reached 17.5 million developers in the same period. This position is due to the fact that while it is not the main language in a few sections, it continues to be used as an auxiliary in many.

Python ranks second in relevance for the number of users (15.7 million), with particularly strong growth over the past six months. Duration, PHPalthough he has grown made it slower more than its competitors and gains special relevance, for example, in C#.

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