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# Go is #2 among newer languages

**[Anton Zhiyanov](https://daily.dev/sources/antonz)** · 1 min read · 247 upvotes · 29 comments

## Summary

Programming language rankings for newer languages (version 1.0 released after 2010) show TypeScript leading, followed by Go in second place, then Rust, Kotlin, Dart, and Swift. The analysis combines data from IEEE, Stack Overflow, and Languish rankings, highlighting TypeScript's dominance and Go's strong position for backend development.

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## Community discussion

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**@andradei** · 15 upvotes

> An TS is on top just because everyone is forced to use JS at one point, since it's the only thing that runs on the browser.

**@kiranrandhawa** · 7 upvotes

> Second place of what exactly? What's the metric? Adoption? Performance?

**@kuker** · 6 upvotes

> Dart surprises me. The only "serious" use I have seen for it is in Flutter (which is very popular I admit, but still).

**@amar** · 3 upvotes

> I’ve been putting off getting started for a while now. I should really get on it 😆

**@akkitto** · 3 upvotes

> Can't believe TypeScript is first....

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