Programming Languages and Their Killer Domains
2025-05-18
An article argues that every programming language needs a killer app to succeed. The author proposes a refinement: instead of a 'killer app', it's more accurate to say a 'killer domain'. Examples include C for kernels, C++ and Rust for low-level systems programming, Java for business applications and Android, Python for scientific computing and machine learning, and JavaScript for web frontends. The author's experience shows that using a language outside its area of expertise is significantly harder and often impractical.
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