ELI5: What makes different programming languages "better" than others? Or more powerful? Why have different languages developed over time? Are they all based on the same thing?

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    Library packaging and distribution for Ruby.

  • There are lots of sites for online sharing such libraries, C# has NuGet, Java has Maven, JavaScript has NPM, Ruby has Gems, and there are others for other languages.

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  • There are lots of sites for online sharing such libraries, C# has NuGet, Java has Maven, JavaScript has NPM, Ruby has Gems, and there are others for other languages.

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    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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    A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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