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Most Influential Programming Languages

Languages that defined eras and shaped how the next generation thinks.

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Global Ranking

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C

2

Python

3

JavaScript

4

Java

5

C++

6

SQL

7

Lisp

8

Rust

9

Go

10

COBOL

11

Ruby

12

PHP

13

Smalltalk

14

Haskell

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