Julia vs C: 30 Metrics Comparison
Julia vs C
Julia
Julia is a Multi-paradigm programming language first appeared in 2012, designed by MIT. Main use cases: Data Science, Scientific Computing, Statistics.
C
C is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 1972, designed by Dennis Ritchie. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.
30 Metrics
| Metric | Julia | C |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 44760 | 61804 |
| Stack Overflow Tags | 580727 | 860669 |
| TIOBE Rank | 64 | 6 |
| RedMonk Rank | 69 | 11 |
| PYPL Rank | 61 | 8 |
| Average Salary (USD) | 104904 | 132367 |
| Job Postings | 29801 | 41524 |
| Benchmarks Score | 0.8 | 0.83 |
| Learning Curve | Medium | Hard |
| Community Size | Medium | Very Large |
| Documentation Quality | 6 | 10 |
| Ecosystem Maturity | 9 | 10 |
| Industry Adoption | 6 | 10 |
| Type System Complexity | 7 | 8 |
| Concurrency Support | 6 | 9 |
| Performance - Execution Speed | 8 | 10 |
| Performance - Memory Usage | 8 | 9 |
| Performance - Startup Time | 7 | 10 |
| Tooling Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Package Manager Quality | 5 | 10 |
| IDE Support | 9 | 8 |
| Debugging Experience | 9 | 9 |
| GitHub Stars Rank | 49 | 13 |
| Stack Overflow Tags Rank | 51 | 6 |
| Average Salary Rank | 46 | 7 |
| Job Postings Rank | 46 | 11 |
| Benchmarks Rank | 33 | 24 |
| Learning Curve Score | 5 | 2 |
| Community Size Score | 6 | 9 |
| AHP Score | 6.71 | 8.28 |
AHP Score
- Julia: 6.71 (#38)
- C: 8.28 (#9)
Julia | ####### 6.71
C | ######## 8.28
When to choose Julia
Data Science, Scientific Computing, Statistics, Visualization. Julia is a Multi-paradigm programming language first appeared in 2012, designed by MIT. Main use cases: Data Science, Scientific Computing, Statistics.
When to choose C
Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications. C is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 1972, designed by Dennis Ritchie. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.
Hello World Example
Julia:
println("Hello, World!")
C:
#include <stdio.h>
int main(){ printf("Hello, World!\n"); return 0; }