| Language | Year(s) Introduced | Percentage of Respondents |
|---|---|---|
| JavaScript | 1995 | 66% |
| HTML/CSS | 1993/1996 | 61.9% |
| SQL | 1974 | 58.6% |
| Python | 1991 | 57.9% |
| Bash/Shell | 1989/1971 | 48.7% |
See Stack Overflow chart here.
I am glad to see one of my favorite languages, Lua, at number 16, well ahead of my antifavorite language, Perl. Although, I am disappointed that Perl is still in use at all and has not become illegal. Die, Perl, Die.