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I am really impressed with the advancement of open source software. Projects like mozilla and linux are really amazing.

What programming languages do most of the open source projects use?

Do you think open source projects will continue to take market share from the big guys?

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As noted, the open-source world has changed a lot since these posts. The short, practical summary below fills gaps left by broad predictions and headline examples: how to choose tools, how to vet projects, and what signals indicate long-term health.

Language choice should be driven by constraints, not by fashion. Key criteria are runtime needs (throughput, latency), safety and memory model, library/ecosystem coverage for the problem domain, cross-platform/tooling support, and team familiarity. Also weigh build and packaging experience, test and CI tooling, and foreign-function interfaces for integrating existing code.

License, governance, and project activity are as important as technical fit. Helpful quick checklist:

  • Read README, LICENSE, and CONTRIBUTING files.
  • Confirm license compatibility with the intended distribution and commercial use.
  • Check recent commits, release cadence, open-issue backlog, and PR review responsiveness.
  • Verify presence of CI, test suite, and reproducible build instructions.
  • Look for an explicit governance model and a code of conduct.

Sustainability matters for adoption and for companies relying on a project. Projects that last combine active maintainers, clear contribution processes, good docs, and at least one realistic support or revenue path. New contributors typically begin with small issues and follow CONTRIBUTING guidelines; maintainers value reproducible patches and tests. These points connect the language- and market-focused comments from , , , and the licensing concern raised by into a concrete, practical checklist for evaluating or starting an open-source effort.

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Member Avatar for Member #2466

I am really impressed with the advancement of open source software. Projects like mozilla and linux are really amazing.

What programming languages do most of the open source projects use?

Do you think open source projects will continue to take market share from the big guys?

Most programs in open source are written in C++, perl, or python. Those are the big three languages...of course, java is coming up from behind.

You might check Qt. Qt is a graphical C++ compiler for the Xwindow environment in Linux...

I recommend MEPIS to give Linux a try...it has a LIVE CD option and is very cool to run...plus it detects anything I throw at it and autoinstalls it.

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Well it's difficult to predict long-term but its a pretty good bet that open-source would play a major role in the future...due to a number of reasons like its distributed nature...low cost...and so on...
Piyush

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Open source is currently headed down the same road that the dot com vc's traveled.

Big investments are being made with no roi predictions from working models.

It is strictly Las Vegas dreams but without the House's Edge, like your own copyrighted language or O/S or prepaid licensing.

I'm sure Bill G. is laughing his butt off. But FREE O/S's like Linux, is another story. The are probably giving Bill both gas and nightmares.

Member Avatar for Rashakil Fol

You might check Qt. Qt is a graphical C++ compiler for the Xwindow environment in Linux...

A compiler? I thought it was a library. And it's a GPL'ed library, forcing all your code to be GPL, as well. If you want the non-GPL'ed version, you have to fork over thousands of dollars.

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