主要语言的长期变化趋势图如下。

21到50名编程语言排名如下。可以看到,函数式和动态语言比如Lua、Erlang、Scala甚至JavaFX都形势不错,如果考虑到已经在前20的Lisp/Scheme的话,这种趋势就更明显了。比较意外的是微软力推的F#(将在Visual Studio中正式内置支持)以及PowerShell都表现一般。是否真如一些人评论的,是微软平台上技术人员的惯性和惰性使然呢?
| 排名 | 编程语言 | 比例 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Lua | 0.537% |
| 22 | D | 0.505% |
| 23 | COBOL | 0.426% |
| 24 | Erlang | 0.412% |
| 25 | Scala | 0.409% |
| 26 | Scratch | 0.404% |
| 27 | JavaFX Script | 0.391% |
| 28 | Ada | 0.388% |
| 29 | Fortran | 0.385% |
| 30 | Transact-SQL | 0.381% |
| 31 | FoxPro/xBase | 0.372% |
| 32 | Logo | 0.370% |
| 33 | S-lang | 0.321% |
| 34 | RPG (OS/400) | 0.315% |
| 35 | Bourne shell | 0.314% |
| 36 | Forth | 0.313% |
| 37 | Alice | 0.300% |
| 38 | NXT-G | 0.273% |
| 39 | Prolog | 0.255% |
| 40 | Tcl/Tk | 0.250% |
| 41 | Groovy | 0.248% |
| 42 | CL (OS/400) | 0.245% |
| 43 | Caml/F# | 0.242% |
| 44 | PowerShell | 0.241% |
| 45 | Smalltalk | 0.229% |
| 46 | J | 0.219% |
| 47 | PL/I | 0.202% |
| 48 | VHDL | 0.194% |
| 49 | CLU | 0.186% |
| 50 | APL | 0.182% |