How are Rust, C++, and Python trending on Hacker News in the job market?
As a proxy measure for programming language trends, let’s analyze the frequency of programming language mentions in the monthly “Ask HN: Who is hiring?” and “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?” postings on Hacker News for a few years up until December 2024. Below are the graphs.
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Data as of 3/12/2024 7:00 PT.