Ecosystem

A small ecosystem implies there aren't many people writing in the language, meaning fewer people to engage in discussion and fewer examples to follow. In contrast, there are plenty of people talking about widely adopted languages, but more people often means more misinformation within larger ecosystems.

C

Used for hardware systems programming drivers

low barrier to entry

low demand

high pay

medium to find help

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GO

Used for websites games web services systems programming

medium barrier to entry

high demand

high pay

medium to find help

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Ruby

Used for websites scripting desktop apps

low barrier to entry

medium demand

medium pay

easy to find help

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