I've always had mixed feelings about this graph. If you look at the actual number of responses for Julia, it's only 786 loved, 298 dreaded. Compare this to Python, which is 22,999 loved, 11,156 dreaded - is this really an accurate presentation of the data?
Sure, taking the Julia responses alone, you could argue that a high proportion of language's users love it. But when placed alongside other languages, it leads some to conclude that Julia is loved more than Python; if 22,999 people love Python and 786 love Julia, is that really true?
Sure, taking the Julia responses alone, you could argue that a high proportion of language's users love it. But when placed alongside other languages, it leads some to conclude that Julia is loved more than Python; if 22,999 people love Python and 786 love Julia, is that really true?