Why are some programming languages popular? - MPJ's Musings - FunFunFunction #41

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We spend some time thinking about why some programming languages are more popular than others, if it's valuable to be popular, and how it can be made intentionally.

Table of contents:
01:00 ► Does a programming language need to be popular?
03:11 ► Why does some programming languages become popular?
03:39 ► Super replicators
05:31 ► Angular spreadability
07:06 ► How JavaScript replicated via V8
08:43 ► How Rust spreads intentionally

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