The StackOverflow developer survey has a section called most loved /
dreaded / wanted languages, where "wanted" means a language that you
want to learn.
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018#technology-most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted-languages
Python is third in most-loved after Rust and Kotlin, first in most
wanted, and does not feature in the 25 most dreaded. Matlab puts in a
solid 6th in most dreaded, and does not feature in the top 25 of loved
or wanted.
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