Choosing a Language for Your Web API - A Comprehensive Comparison

TLDRThis video provides an unbiased comparison of different programming languages for web API development, including JavaScript, C#, PHP, Golang, Java, Python, Ruby, and Rust. Each language is evaluated based on its community, ecosystem, performance, scalability, security, developer experience, and more. C# is ranked as the best overall language for multi-purpose back-end development. Consider your project scale and personal preference when choosing a language.

Key insights

🔍JavaScript has a large community and ecosystem, but limited multi-threading support.

🌐C# has a huge community and provides good options for multi-threading and memory control.

💻PHP, although losing popularity, still has a wide range of libraries and frameworks.

🐍Python has a large community, but its performance and multi-threading capabilities are limited.

☕️Java has a large ecosystem, good performance, but high memory usage.

Q&A

Which language is the best for multi-purpose back-end development?

C# is ranked as the best overall language for multi-purpose back-end development.

Which language has the largest community and ecosystem?

JavaScript has the largest community and ecosystem.

Which language provides good options for multi-threading and memory control?

C# provides good options for multi-threading and memory control.

Which language still has a wide range of libraries and frameworks?

PHP still has a wide range of libraries and frameworks.

Which language has good performance but high memory usage?

Java has good performance but high memory usage.

Timestamped Summary

00:00Introduction to choosing a language for web API development.

00:08Overview of JavaScript's large community and ecosystem, but limited multi-threading support.

00:30Discussion of C#'s huge community, multi-threading options, and memory control.

00:52Overview of PHP's wide range of libraries and frameworks, despite losing popularity.

01:15Explanation of Python's large community, but limited performance and multi-threading capabilities.

01:41Introduction to Java's large ecosystem, good performance, and high memory usage.

02:05Rankings of different languages based on their traits and features.

06:17Conclusion and recommendation to consider project scale and personal preference when choosing a language.