n the latest Redmonk language rankings, R has risen to the #12 position, up from #14 in the June 2017 rankings. (Python remains steady in the #3 position.) The Redmonk rankings are based on activity in StackOverflow (as a proxy for user engagement) and Github (as a proxy for developer engagement). Here's the chart from January 2018 of Github popularity ranking versus StackOverflow popularity ranking.
Here's what Redmonk analyst Stephen O'Grady had to say about Powershell, R and Typescript. (R isn't a Microsoft property, but Microsoft is a founding member of the R Consortium and incorporates R into several products including Microsoft ML Server, SQL Server and Power BI.)
Powershell (+1) / R (+2) / TypeScript (+3): Of all of the vendors represented on this list, Microsoft has by a fair margin the most to crow about. Its ops-oriented language Powershell continues its steady rise, and R had a bounceback from earlier slight declines. TypeScript, meanwhile, pulled off a contextually impressive three spot jump from #17 to #14. Given that growth in the top twenty comes at a premium, hitting the ranking that a widespread language like R enjoyed in our last rankings is an impressive achievement. From a macro perspective, it’s also worth noting that Microsoft is seeing growth across three distinct categories in operations, analytics/data science and application development. More on this later, but it’s a strong indication that Microsoft’s multi-language approach to the broader market is paying dividends.
[Update March 15] Here's a visualization of the Redmonk language rankings over time:
You can find the complete top 20 rankings and analysis of the other languages in the list by following the link below.
Tecosystems: The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2018
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