Controversial rating of programming languages

This article provides unusual ranking of the most common programming languages: languages descended from C, and languages descended from ML. “What are the pros and cons of a particular programming language? Is X a good language for my task? Googling “best programming language” will give you a standard list of “Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, C++, PHP” with a vague list of pros and cons. Seeing such articles makes me cringe — their authors must have been outright lazy, inexperienced, and lacking any imagination. Let’s dive deep and find out what really sucks — and what doesn’t.” Link – see also “Most used programming languages of 2020″