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Programming Languages Statistics

Benchmarks paint a sharp divide between speed and popularity, with TechEmpower Round 22 topping plaintext at 1.5M req/s and JSON serialization at 800k req/s while broader adoption signals tilt toward Python, rated 25.35% in the October 2023 TIOBE Index and leading with 28.54% share in PYPL. Use this page to connect those contradictions across runtime performance, developer demand, and real world usage, from WhatsApp scale Erlang at 2M concurrent connections to Stack Overflow salary and hiring signals.

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In TechEmpower benchmarks Round 22, Fiber (Go) tops plaintext at 1.5M req/s

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Actix (Rust) leads JSON serialization at 800k req/s in TechEmpower R22

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Vert.x (Java) #1 for fortunes DB at 500k req/s TechEmpower R22

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Rust's wasmtime WASM runtime 2x faster than V8 in 2023 benchmarks

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C++ 1.5x faster than Java in matrix multiplication per Computer Language Benchmarks 2023

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Go 20% slower than Rust in regex-redux benchmark 2023

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Python 100x slower than C in n-body simulation per benchmarks game

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Node.js single-threaded handles 1M req/s with cluster per TechEmpower

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.NET 8 improves ASP.NET perf by 3x over .NET 5 in 2023

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Julia 1.9 matches C speed in linear algebra 2023 benchmarks

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PHP 8.2 2x faster than PHP 7.4 in WordPress benchmarks 2023

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Swift 5.9 concurrency boosts perf 40% over GCD

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Kotlin/Native compiles to 1.2x slower than Swift but smaller binary

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LuaJIT 50x faster than CPython in numeric loops 2023

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Erlang handles 2M concurrent connections in WhatsApp scale tests

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Haskell's GHC 9.6 reduces compile time by 20% 2023

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Zig matches C perf with 10% better comptime in 2023 benchmarks

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Crystal 2x faster than Ruby in web app benchmarks 2023

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Nim compiles to C speed with GC overhead 5% less than Go

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OCaml 9.0 multicore 3x speedup over single-core 2023

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Scala 3 Dotty 25% faster startup than Scala 2 2023

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Clojure on JVM 1.1x Java perf in concurrency tests

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F# .NET 8 AOT 50% faster cold start AWS Lambda 2023

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Dart Flutter 60fps on low-end devices perf stats 2023

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RISC-V Rust code 15% faster than ARM in SPEC 2023

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Java GraalVM native 5x faster startup than JVM 2023

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Python Numba JIT 100x speedup over pure Python loops

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As of October 2023, Python is the most popular programming language in the TIOBE Index with a rating of 25.35%

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Java holds the second position in the TIOBE Index October 2023 with 10.91% rating

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In PYPL Index October 2023, Python leads with 28.54% share

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JavaScript is ranked 3rd in TIOBE October 2023 at 3.11%

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C++ stands at 4th in TIOBE with 9.80% in October 2023

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IEEE Spectrum 2023 ranks Python #1 overall

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Java is #2 in IEEE Spectrum 2023 rankings

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In Stack Overflow 2023 Survey, JavaScript is most popular with 62.3% usage

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HTML/CSS ranks 2nd in Stack Overflow 2023 at 52.9%

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Python is 3rd in Stack Overflow 2023 with 49.3%

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RedMonk Q2 2023 ranks JavaScript #1

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Python #2 in RedMonk Q2 2023

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GitHub Octoverse 2022 shows Python with 19% of contributions

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JavaScript leads GitHub 2022 at 33%

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TypeScript grew 70% YoY in GitHub 2022 rankings

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PLB (Programming Language Benchmarks) ranks Rust #1 for 2023

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Go is #5 in PYPL October 2023 with 2.12%

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C# at 6th in TIOBE October 2023 with 4.87%

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In JetBrains 2023 survey, Kotlin is most loved at 76%

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Rust is most admired in Stack Overflow 2023 with 82.2% want to work with

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ZDNet 2023 ranks Python #1 for data science

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Java #1 for enterprise in Gartner 2023

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Swift #1 for iOS dev in PYPL mobile rankings

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PHP 7th in TIOBE at 1.12%

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R 10th in PYPL at 1.23%

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Visual Basic dropped to 12th in TIOBE 2023

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COBOL still in top 20 TIOBE despite age

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Fortran #13 in IEEE jobs ranking 2023

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MATLAB #8 in IEEE Spectrum 2023

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SQL #7 in Stack Overflow 2023 usage at 51.4%

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Java developers earn average $120k USD in US per SO 2023

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Python devs median $125k in Stack Overflow 2023 US

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JavaScript salary $110k median SO 2023

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Rust highest paid at $135k median SO 2023

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Go lang $130k median salary SO 2023

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Stack Overflow 2023: 15% demand for Python jobs

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JetBrains 2023: Kotlin devs 20% higher salary premium

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Indeed 2023: C++ jobs 12% YoY growth

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LinkedIn 2023 Emerging Jobs: Scala #5 growth 25%

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Dice 2023 Tech Salary Report: Java $127k avg

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Hired 2023: Clojure 1.4x salary multiplier

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ZipRecruiter 2023: Elixir $140k avg US

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Glassdoor 2023: Swift iOS dev $150k SF avg

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25% of software jobs require JavaScript per Burning Glass 2023

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Python ML jobs grew 30% YoY Indeed 2023

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DevOps jobs 40% Go lang demand Upwork 2023

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Senior C# .NET devs $160k in Seattle per Levels.fyi 2023

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Ruby on Rails freelance $120/hr median Upwork 2023

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Blockchain Solidity devs $180k avg CryptoJobsList 2023

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Embedded C jobs 18% vacancy rate IEEE 2023

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PHP legacy jobs declining 10% YoY Dice 2023

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Data Engineer SQL/Python $145k Robert Half 2023

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Frontend TS/React $135k Hired 2023

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Backend Java/Spring $128k Stack Overflow Jobs 2023

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Fullstack JS/Node $122k Indeed 2023 avg

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Lisp/Functional devs $155k premium SlashData 2023

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Mobile Flutter/Dart jobs up 50% LinkedIn 2023

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Quantum Q# devs $200k+ rare skills Quantum Economic Dev 2023

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TIOBE index Python grew 10x since 2002 from 0.6% to 25%

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JavaScript doubled in GitHub usage 2014-2023 to 33%

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Rust entered top 20 TIOBE in 2020, now top 10 2023 +500%

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TypeScript grew 500% on GitHub since 2018

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Go lang up 300% in PYPL since 2015

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Kotlin surged 1000% post-Android official 2017-2023

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Decline of PHP from 15% to 5% in PYPL 2012-2023

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Swift top 10 since 2014 launch, stable iOS king

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R grew 400% with data science boom 2010-2023

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C# rose with Unity/mobile from #10 to #5 TIOBE

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RedMonk: Java stable #3-5 decade long plateau

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COBOL legacy up 20% due to mainframe shortage 2023

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Fortran scientific steady 0.5-1% niche growth AI HPC

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Lisp dialects down 90% since 1990s but AI resurgence

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Haskell stable top 30 admired despite low usage

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Dart/Flutter up 400% Google I/O metrics 2023

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Zig new entrant top 50 TIOBE 2023 systems lang

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Julia data science 10x growth since 2015

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Elixir concurrency niche up 200% telecom 2023

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WebAssembly langs (Rust/WASM) 1000% GitHub growth

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Decline Java EE to Spring Boot microservices shift

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Ruby plateau post-Rails hype 2006 peak

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Perl down 80% since 2000 scripting shift Python

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Objective-C down 90% post-Swift iOS migration

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Assembly low but IoT/embedded micro growth 15%

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Prolog AI logic steady niche ML rise 2023

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Scala big data down post-Spark Java/Kotlin shift

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Lua game scripting up 50% Roblox/Unity 2023

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OCaml finance/ML up 100% Jane Street adoption

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Nim systems lang 5x growth low level safe

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In 2023 Stack Overflow survey, 63% of developers use JavaScript

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Python used by 50% of professional developers in 2023 SO survey

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48% of devs use HTML/CSS per Stack Overflow 2023

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Bash/Shell adopted by 33% in SO 2023

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JetBrains 2023: 82% of devs use JavaScript/TypeScript

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Python usage at 58% in JetBrains State of Developer Ecosystem 2023

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GitHub 2023: JavaScript in 50% of repos

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Python in 28% of GitHub repos 2023

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70% of data scientists use Python per Kaggle 2023 survey

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R used by 25% of data scientists in Kaggle 2023

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Java adoption in enterprise at 90% per New Relic 2023

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Node.js used by 42% of devs per SO 2023

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React framework used by 40% in SO 2023

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.NET used by 27% per SO 2023

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Docker container usage at 49% in SO 2023

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AWS cloud used by 49% devs SO 2023

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55% of mobile devs use Kotlin per SO 2023

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Swift used by 52% iOS devs SO 2023

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C# used by 27% in game dev per Unity 2023 stats

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75% of web devs use JavaScript frontend per W3Techs 2023

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PHP server-side in 77% of websites per W3Techs Oct 2023

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ASP.NET in 6% of sites W3Techs 2023

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Ruby in 0.5% but high in startups per BuiltWith 2023

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Go used in 10% of cloud-native apps per CNCF 2023

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Rust adoption grew 2.6x in Linux kernel 2023

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40% of blockchain devs use Solidity per Electric Capital 2023

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Java in 92% of Fortune 500 per TIOBE 2023 analysis

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C used in 70% of embedded systems per EE Times 2023

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Written by Marcus Afolabi·Edited by Alexander Schmidt·Fact-checked by Katherine Brennan

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 5, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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Python sits at 25.35% in the October 2023 TIOBE Index and still trails only Java at 10.91% while the real picture of performance is being rewritten in benchmark labs. TechEmpower Round 22 puts Fiber in front at 1.5M req/s for plaintext and contrasts it with JSON serialization where Actix leads at 800k req/s. The gap between popularity and speed is the most interesting tension in programming languages right now.

Key Takeaways

In TechEmpower benchmarks Round 22, Fiber (Go) tops plaintext at 1.5M req/s
Actix (Rust) leads JSON serialization at 800k req/s in TechEmpower R22
Vert.x (Java) #1 for fortunes DB at 500k req/s TechEmpower R22
As of October 2023, Python is the most popular programming language in the TIOBE Index with a rating of 25.35%
Java holds the second position in the TIOBE Index October 2023 with 10.91% rating
In PYPL Index October 2023, Python leads with 28.54% share
Java developers earn average $120k USD in US per SO 2023
Python devs median $125k in Stack Overflow 2023 US
JavaScript salary $110k median SO 2023
TIOBE index Python grew 10x since 2002 from 0.6% to 25%
JavaScript doubled in GitHub usage 2014-2023 to 33%
Rust entered top 20 TIOBE in 2020, now top 10 2023 +500%
In 2023 Stack Overflow survey, 63% of developers use JavaScript
Python used by 50% of professional developers in 2023 SO survey
48% of devs use HTML/CSS per Stack Overflow 2023

In 2023, Python led popularity while Rust and WebAssembly pushed performance, and Kotlin and Java dominated developer adoption.

Technology Digital MediaLangflow Statistics

Performance Benchmarks

1In TechEmpower benchmarks Round 22, Fiber (Go) tops plaintext at 1.5M req/s

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2Actix (Rust) leads JSON serialization at 800k req/s in TechEmpower R22

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3Vert.x (Java) #1 for fortunes DB at 500k req/s TechEmpower R22

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4Rust's wasmtime WASM runtime 2x faster than V8 in 2023 benchmarks

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5C++ 1.5x faster than Java in matrix multiplication per Computer Language Benchmarks 2023

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6Go 20% slower than Rust in regex-redux benchmark 2023

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7Python 100x slower than C in n-body simulation per benchmarks game

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8Node.js single-threaded handles 1M req/s with cluster per TechEmpower

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9.NET 8 improves ASP.NET perf by 3x over .NET 5 in 2023

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10Julia 1.9 matches C speed in linear algebra 2023 benchmarks

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11PHP 8.2 2x faster than PHP 7.4 in WordPress benchmarks 2023

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12Swift 5.9 concurrency boosts perf 40% over GCD

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13Kotlin/Native compiles to 1.2x slower than Swift but smaller binary

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14LuaJIT 50x faster than CPython in numeric loops 2023

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15Erlang handles 2M concurrent connections in WhatsApp scale tests

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16Haskell's GHC 9.6 reduces compile time by 20% 2023

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17Zig matches C perf with 10% better comptime in 2023 benchmarks

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18Crystal 2x faster than Ruby in web app benchmarks 2023

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19Nim compiles to C speed with GC overhead 5% less than Go

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20OCaml 9.0 multicore 3x speedup over single-core 2023

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21Scala 3 Dotty 25% faster startup than Scala 2 2023

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22Clojure on JVM 1.1x Java perf in concurrency tests

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23F# .NET 8 AOT 50% faster cold start AWS Lambda 2023

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24Dart Flutter 60fps on low-end devices perf stats 2023

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25RISC-V Rust code 15% faster than ARM in SPEC 2023

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26Java GraalVM native 5x faster startup than JVM 2023

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27Python Numba JIT 100x speedup over pure Python loops

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Performance Benchmarks Interpretation

While the world of programming languages is a vibrant menagerie of speed demons and concurrency wizards, it's also a stark reminder that a language’s true measure lies in using the right tool for the job—a lesson in engineering pragmatism over raw benchmark worship.

Popularity and Rankings

1As of October 2023, Python is the most popular programming language in the TIOBE Index with a rating of 25.35%

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2Java holds the second position in the TIOBE Index October 2023 with 10.91% rating

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3In PYPL Index October 2023, Python leads with 28.54% share

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4JavaScript is ranked 3rd in TIOBE October 2023 at 3.11%

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5C++ stands at 4th in TIOBE with 9.80% in October 2023

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6IEEE Spectrum 2023 ranks Python #1 overall

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7Java is #2 in IEEE Spectrum 2023 rankings

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8In Stack Overflow 2023 Survey, JavaScript is most popular with 62.3% usage

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9HTML/CSS ranks 2nd in Stack Overflow 2023 at 52.9%

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10Python is 3rd in Stack Overflow 2023 with 49.3%

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11RedMonk Q2 2023 ranks JavaScript #1

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12Python #2 in RedMonk Q2 2023

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13GitHub Octoverse 2022 shows Python with 19% of contributions

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14JavaScript leads GitHub 2022 at 33%

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15TypeScript grew 70% YoY in GitHub 2022 rankings

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16PLB (Programming Language Benchmarks) ranks Rust #1 for 2023

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17Go is #5 in PYPL October 2023 with 2.12%

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18C# at 6th in TIOBE October 2023 with 4.87%

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19In JetBrains 2023 survey, Kotlin is most loved at 76%

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20Rust is most admired in Stack Overflow 2023 with 82.2% want to work with

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21ZDNet 2023 ranks Python #1 for data science

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22Java #1 for enterprise in Gartner 2023

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23Swift #1 for iOS dev in PYPL mobile rankings

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24PHP 7th in TIOBE at 1.12%

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25R 10th in PYPL at 1.23%

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26Visual Basic dropped to 12th in TIOBE 2023

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27COBOL still in top 20 TIOBE despite age

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28Fortran #13 in IEEE jobs ranking 2023

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29MATLAB #8 in IEEE Spectrum 2023

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30SQL #7 in Stack Overflow 2023 usage at 51.4%

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Popularity and Rankings Interpretation

Python has cemented its reign as the programming world's jack-of-all-trades, while JavaScript quietly powers the web, and Rust sits on the throne of admiration, proving developers value both versatility and performance.

Salary and Job Market

1Java developers earn average $120k USD in US per SO 2023

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2Python devs median $125k in Stack Overflow 2023 US

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3JavaScript salary $110k median SO 2023

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4Rust highest paid at $135k median SO 2023

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5Go lang $130k median salary SO 2023

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6Stack Overflow 2023: 15% demand for Python jobs

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7JetBrains 2023: Kotlin devs 20% higher salary premium

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8Indeed 2023: C++ jobs 12% YoY growth

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9LinkedIn 2023 Emerging Jobs: Scala #5 growth 25%

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10Dice 2023 Tech Salary Report: Java $127k avg

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11Hired 2023: Clojure 1.4x salary multiplier

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12ZipRecruiter 2023: Elixir $140k avg US

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13Glassdoor 2023: Swift iOS dev $150k SF avg

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1425% of software jobs require JavaScript per Burning Glass 2023

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15Python ML jobs grew 30% YoY Indeed 2023

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16DevOps jobs 40% Go lang demand Upwork 2023

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17Senior C# .NET devs $160k in Seattle per Levels.fyi 2023

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18Ruby on Rails freelance $120/hr median Upwork 2023

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19Blockchain Solidity devs $180k avg CryptoJobsList 2023

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20Embedded C jobs 18% vacancy rate IEEE 2023

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21PHP legacy jobs declining 10% YoY Dice 2023

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22Data Engineer SQL/Python $145k Robert Half 2023

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23Frontend TS/React $135k Hired 2023

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24Backend Java/Spring $128k Stack Overflow Jobs 2023

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25Fullstack JS/Node $122k Indeed 2023 avg

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26Lisp/Functional devs $155k premium SlashData 2023

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27Mobile Flutter/Dart jobs up 50% LinkedIn 2023

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28Quantum Q# devs $200k+ rare skills Quantum Economic Dev 2023

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Salary and Job Market Interpretation

While the numbers suggest that learning Rust or specialized quantum programming might be your fastest ticket to a higher salary, the real money often lies at the intersection of deep expertise in an established ecosystem, like Java or .NET, and the timely adoption of a surging trend like Python for machine learning.

Trends and Growth

1TIOBE index Python grew 10x since 2002 from 0.6% to 25%

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2JavaScript doubled in GitHub usage 2014-2023 to 33%

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3Rust entered top 20 TIOBE in 2020, now top 10 2023 +500%

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4TypeScript grew 500% on GitHub since 2018

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5Go lang up 300% in PYPL since 2015

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6Kotlin surged 1000% post-Android official 2017-2023

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7Decline of PHP from 15% to 5% in PYPL 2012-2023

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8Swift top 10 since 2014 launch, stable iOS king

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9R grew 400% with data science boom 2010-2023

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10C# rose with Unity/mobile from #10 to #5 TIOBE

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11RedMonk: Java stable #3-5 decade long plateau

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12COBOL legacy up 20% due to mainframe shortage 2023

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13Fortran scientific steady 0.5-1% niche growth AI HPC

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14Lisp dialects down 90% since 1990s but AI resurgence

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15Haskell stable top 30 admired despite low usage

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16Dart/Flutter up 400% Google I/O metrics 2023

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17Zig new entrant top 50 TIOBE 2023 systems lang

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18Julia data science 10x growth since 2015

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19Elixir concurrency niche up 200% telecom 2023

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20WebAssembly langs (Rust/WASM) 1000% GitHub growth

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21Decline Java EE to Spring Boot microservices shift

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22Ruby plateau post-Rails hype 2006 peak

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23Perl down 80% since 2000 scripting shift Python

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24Objective-C down 90% post-Swift iOS migration

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25Assembly low but IoT/embedded micro growth 15%

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26Prolog AI logic steady niche ML rise 2023

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27Scala big data down post-Spark Java/Kotlin shift

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28Lua game scripting up 50% Roblox/Unity 2023

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29OCaml finance/ML up 100% Jane Street adoption

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30Nim systems lang 5x growth low level safe

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Trends and Growth Interpretation

The programming world is a relentless tug-of-war where Python's slow and steady siege has conquered the mainstream, Rust and TypeScript are the ambitious newcomers elbowing their way to the table, and while the ghosts of PHP and Perl haunt the sidelines, even the ancient COBOL is enjoying a peculiar retirement party due to a lack of caretakers.

Usage and Adoption

1In 2023 Stack Overflow survey, 63% of developers use JavaScript

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2Python used by 50% of professional developers in 2023 SO survey

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348% of devs use HTML/CSS per Stack Overflow 2023

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4Bash/Shell adopted by 33% in SO 2023

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5JetBrains 2023: 82% of devs use JavaScript/TypeScript

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6Python usage at 58% in JetBrains State of Developer Ecosystem 2023

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7GitHub 2023: JavaScript in 50% of repos

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8Python in 28% of GitHub repos 2023

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970% of data scientists use Python per Kaggle 2023 survey

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10R used by 25% of data scientists in Kaggle 2023

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11Java adoption in enterprise at 90% per New Relic 2023

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12Node.js used by 42% of devs per SO 2023

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13React framework used by 40% in SO 2023

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14.NET used by 27% per SO 2023

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15Docker container usage at 49% in SO 2023

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16AWS cloud used by 49% devs SO 2023

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1755% of mobile devs use Kotlin per SO 2023

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18Swift used by 52% iOS devs SO 2023

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19C# used by 27% in game dev per Unity 2023 stats

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2075% of web devs use JavaScript frontend per W3Techs 2023

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21PHP server-side in 77% of websites per W3Techs Oct 2023

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22ASP.NET in 6% of sites W3Techs 2023

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23Ruby in 0.5% but high in startups per BuiltWith 2023

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24Go used in 10% of cloud-native apps per CNCF 2023

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25Rust adoption grew 2.6x in Linux kernel 2023

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2640% of blockchain devs use Solidity per Electric Capital 2023

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27Java in 92% of Fortune 500 per TIOBE 2023 analysis

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28C used in 70% of embedded systems per EE Times 2023

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Usage and Adoption Interpretation

From the lingering ghost of PHP haunting servers to the corporate throne room where Java reigns supreme, we live in a polyglot world where JavaScript's ubiquity is matched only by Python's relentless ascent, proving that in programming, you can be both omnipresent and deeply specialized at the same time.

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Perplexity

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Perplexity

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Reference 21
BENCHMARKSGAME-TEAM
benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net
benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net
Reference 22
DEVBLOGS
devblogs.microsoft.com
devblogs.microsoft.com
Reference 23
JULIALANG
julialang.org
julialang.org
Reference 24
KINSTA
kinsta.com
kinsta.com
Reference 25
SWIFT
swift.org
swift.org