What's your Favourite Programming Language? (sound check Q) - Computerphile

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Published 2018-12-18

For the past year, we've been asking this as a sound-check question. Here are the results!

Professor Graham Hutton (Haskell)
Joseph Best (BBC Basic)
David CX (Java / Python)
Lorraine Underwood (PHP)
Rob Miles (Python)
Charles Arthur (Python)
Sarah Spencer (Javascript)
Matt Denton (C)
Matt Lloyd (C/Python/PHP)
Ian Dickinson (C)
Tom Sheridan (Python)
Spencer Owen (Forth)
Rob Morley (PHP)
Professor Brian Kernighan (C/AWK/Python)
Rebecca Tickle (Javascript)
Dr Robert Smith (Common Lisp)
Aaron Jackson (Lisp / Matlab)
Professor David Brailsford (C)
Kate Green (HTML LOL)
Dr Steve Bagley (6502 Assembler)
Dr Max Wilson (Javascript)
Jason Fitzpatrick (Basic)
Professor Ross Anderson (Exim / Python)
Adrian Marinescu (Matlab)
Matt Phillips (68000 Assembler)
Dr Mike Pound (C#)
Professor Phil Moriarty (LabView)

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All Comments (21)

@ignaciodemiguel3683 4 years ago

"Do you have a favorite programming language?" "Si"
@willful759 5 years ago

"If I try to write pseudocode I accidentally write python" Python in a nutshell
@botboy0 4 years ago

my favourite programming language is powerpoint
@rothbardfreedom 4 years ago

Here is a phrase I thought I would never hear: "Stylistic: Java"
@MyDeadAlbatross 5 years ago

I just finished writing a compiler in C on this desert island. dies of thirst
@imodium438 4 years ago

C: I have struct variable named Chair. I can sit on the Chair with the function sit(). C++: I have an object of a Chair class derived from the abstract base class Furniture with a virtual method called action() that I override to sit on the chair and it's being managed by the ChairHandler class.
@lukakresoja5297 4 years ago

What is your favorite programming language? -HTML Intense latghter from every corner of the university
@breathofthewild1749 4 years ago

"6502 assembler" lol what a badass
@maacpiash 5 years ago

111 things I noticed: - JavaScript was chosen almost exclusively by the youth. - A bit older (but not too experienced) people chose Python as first choice. Those who are even more older (a little more experienced) chose it as their second choice. - PHP was chosen more than I expected. - Java was mentioned less than I expected. - Old folks knew what they meant when they chose C. - Absolutely no mention of the newly popular languages like Go and Rust. - Dr. Mike Pound chose C# and that's good enough for me!
@caynebyron 4 years ago

Everyone on their own language: "I can do anything with it!!!"
@lapischicken 4 years ago

My favorite is minecraft command blocks, yes
@iBot. 3 years ago

The fact that C++ was never mentioned in this video brings me great sadness.
@GBGSK 4 years ago

A: "What's your favorite programming language?" B: "eerm.. English?" A: "What?" B: "..but i'm a Typist "
@arthurg5966 4 years ago

4:44 he was writing in MILF???
@jonathancunnane1200 4 years ago

My guy using the 6502 assembler language 😂
@sahilbasera834 4 years ago

My favourite language : Stack Overflow
@EEVblog 5 years ago

My favourite programming language is Solder
@retnikt1666 5 years ago

3:20 but there's plenty of sea at a desert island
@erikbmx478 3 years ago

3:12 love how he betters the question and the reporter just answers it.
@playerguy2 4 years ago

3:40 I remember seeing a question on yahoo answers: "I want to make blockchain in html" sadly I can't find it anymore.