Programming Language Word Count Chart

Approximate Number of Words in Programming Language Specifications 1e6 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 Number of Words Programming Languages Lua Go C OCaml Haskell Python Scala Javascript Rust C# Java C++

A bar chart compares the approximate number of words in programming language specifications, with C++ towering over the others at over one million words. The joke is that C++ is portrayed as absurdly complicated and verbose compared with languages like Lua, Go, and Python, making it a reaction to C++ complexity or excessive language rules.

• @ithueti / 15078 2025-01-23