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Study Predicts Upswing in Dynamic Language Use
SD Times (07/25/07) Handy, Alex
The use of dynamic programming languages such as Ruby, PHP, and Python have several similarities to the Visual Basic boom of the 1990s, say Forrester Research analysts in a new study, but they also have some unique differences. "These dynamic languages are creating very strange bedfellows," says Forrester's Jeffrey Hammond. "With these languages, some are open source, and in some cases you have multiple commercial vendors pushing on a single language." Forrester's Michael Goulde says that dynamic language use is not currently widespread in the corporate world, so he and Hammond decided to investigate why corporations have avoided dynamic languages despite their Web popularity. The researchers found that dynamic languages are not being ignored by corporations, but are instead being used by nonprogrammers and sneaking in the backdoor. For example, Python offers a number of powerful frameworks and libraries for scientific and engineering uses while PHP is being used for database applications that require continual updates and modifications. The analysts say the gradual adoption of dynamic languages will have a significant impact on development teams, including more initiative when choosing how to complete a task. Goulde and Hammond see three dynamic languages as the most important for enterprises. JavaScript is the most important for Web developers because it is the only language that does not require extra stack components. Ruby is showing the fastest growth in overall uptake, and PHP is probably the most popular dynamic languages amongst current corporate development environments.
Interesting, learn more those three languages guys, I haven't seen people know a lot in Ruby though? I personally just heard it from this forum too lol...
07-30-2007, 06:08 PM
Study Predicts Upswing in Dynamic Language Use 
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