Programming Languages Tier List
Drag 18 programming languages from S to F. Free, no sign-up, and it works on your phone.
Unranked
Drag a card into a tier. On a phone, tap a card, then tap a tier.
What’s on this board
The developer’s favourite argument, now with drag and drop. Rank the languages you ship with and the ones you avoid.
Missing one? Type it into the box under the board and press Enter. You can also drop your own pictures onto the page; they stay in your browser.
- Python
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Rust
- Go
- Java
- C
- C++
- C#
- Kotlin
- Swift
- PHP
- Ruby
- Lua
- Haskell
- Elixir
- Zig
- SQL
Three ways to rank it
- How much you enjoy writing it.
- How likely it is to get you hired.
- How painful it is to read someone else’s code in it.
Pick one before you start and put it in the title, for example “Programming Languages, ranked on taste”. More tips in how to make a tier list.
Blind ranking
The ranking game from TikTok. Cards arrive one at a time and you never see what comes next.
Play blind rankingFirst a card lands face down.
Then it flips. No peeking ahead.
You pick its tier. No take-backs.
Then you post the damage.
More templates
Same board, different fight.
Questions
How do I make a programming languages tier list?
The 18 cards are already in the Unranked row. Drag each one into a tier, or tap a card and then tap a tier on a phone. Add your own with the text box or Add pictures.
How do I share my tier list?
Press Save PNG for an image you can post anywhere, or Copy link to send the board itself. Links carry text cards and template pictures; your own pictures stay on your device.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Drag with your thumb, or tap a card and then tap the tier you want.
What is blind ranking?
A game where cards arrive one at a time, face down. You place each one before you see the next, and you cannot move it later.