Yet another attempt to measure programming language popularity...
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This has been discussed, again and again and again and always we (the denizens of the CP lounge) have come to the conclusion that their method of rating is pure, untouched, unadulterated, genuine, verifiable, refined trash.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
This has been discussed, again and again and again and always we (the denizens of the CP lounge) have come to the conclusion that their method of rating is pure, untouched, unadulterated, genuine, verifiable, refined trash.
Thank you, I was about to say something along those lines :-D When you have someone like myself, who can program in 15+ languages, who really cares about popularity of a language at that point? It is just then a matter of which language helps get the job done in a good, efficient manner.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
trash.
Just one word makes a whole lot of difference :laugh:
You have, what I would term, a very formal turn of phrase not seen in these isles since the old King passed from this world to the next. martin_hughes on VDK
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
ust one word makes a whole lot of difference
:-D Yes, it certainly does. Seems every time someone one posts the stats from the said site, I kind of just yawn :rolleyes: If I recall, last time someone posted about programming language popularity from that site, it was agreed that it could be very skewed and not giving the whole picture.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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TIOBE Programming Community Index for April 2008[^] I tried to understand the methodology, really...
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Off-topic, I realise - but when you view the source of any of the pages on http://www.tiobe.com[^], you will see the content is automatically generated through JavaScript. Now I initially thought this was quite nice. Then, I wondered how such a site would be indexed by search engines. If you turn off JavaScript, you don't see very much. Anyway...
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This has been discussed, again and again and again and always we (the denizens of the CP lounge) have come to the conclusion that their method of rating is pure, untouched, unadulterated, genuine, verifiable, refined trash.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
As if most of the members of CP would ever admit to something other than an MS controlled tech as being viable. Anecdotal evidence would suggest that C++ and Java each carry a user base larger than .NET.
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Off-topic, I realise - but when you view the source of any of the pages on http://www.tiobe.com[^], you will see the content is automatically generated through JavaScript. Now I initially thought this was quite nice. Then, I wondered how such a site would be indexed by search engines. If you turn off JavaScript, you don't see very much. Anyway...
Your reply is far more interesting than the TIOBE site findings! I posted it as a joke, but I guess my humor wasn't shining through. :-D
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TIOBE Programming Community Index for April 2008[^] I tried to understand the methodology, really...
CodeWiz51 -- Life is not a spectator sport. I came to play. Code's Musings | Code's Articles
Pascal is moving up - there is justice in the world! :-D
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
This has been discussed, again and again and again and always we (the denizens of the CP lounge) have come to the conclusion that their method of rating is pure, untouched, unadulterated, genuine, verifiable, refined trash.
Thank you, I was about to say something along those lines :-D When you have someone like myself, who can program in 15+ languages, who really cares about popularity of a language at that point? It is just then a matter of which language helps get the job done in a good, efficient manner.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Paul Conrad wrote:
who really cares about popularity of a language at that point? It is just then a matter of which language helps get the job done in a good, efficient manner.
Exactly. I'd program in logo[^] or in (God forbid I should have to go back to that :suss:) VB6, if I knew it was the tool that will get the job done in a proper manner. I suppose though, the words, in a proper manner instantly rule out VB6 :D
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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As if most of the members of CP would ever admit to something other than an MS controlled tech as being viable. Anecdotal evidence would suggest that C++ and Java each carry a user base larger than .NET.
Need a C# Consultant? I'm available.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest HemingwayEnnis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
Anecdotal evidence would suggest that C++ and Java each carry a user base larger than .NET.
I know it to be true of Java. Heck, most of the jobs I had were Java related. I don't make any claims either way to C++ though.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
trash.
Just one word makes a whole lot of difference :laugh:
You have, what I would term, a very formal turn of phrase not seen in these isles since the old King passed from this world to the next. martin_hughes on VDK
Ah Rama, but its the journey and not the destination that should be valued :D
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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Paul Conrad wrote:
who really cares about popularity of a language at that point? It is just then a matter of which language helps get the job done in a good, efficient manner.
Exactly. I'd program in logo[^] or in (God forbid I should have to go back to that :suss:) VB6, if I knew it was the tool that will get the job done in a proper manner. I suppose though, the words, in a proper manner instantly rule out VB6 :D
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
program in logo
That was my first programming language to learn. It was long time ago in a galaxy far, far away :laugh:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
program in logo
That was my first programming language to learn. It was long time ago in a galaxy far, far away :laugh:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Paul Conrad wrote:
It was long time ago in a galaxy far, far away
Tell me about it :) We programmed in Qbasic when I was in Junior High then we went for our summer vacation and when we came back all the XTs had been exchanged for Macs (Apple IIe IIRC) and that's when we started to learn Logo :)
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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Paul Conrad wrote:
It was long time ago in a galaxy far, far away
Tell me about it :) We programmed in Qbasic when I was in Junior High then we went for our summer vacation and when we came back all the XTs had been exchanged for Macs (Apple IIe IIRC) and that's when we started to learn Logo :)
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Apple IIe
That's what I was introduced to it with. When the Apple IIe first came out.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Apple IIe
That's what I was introduced to it with. When the Apple IIe first came out.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Dude, you must have been at Killarney Junior High. :cool:
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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Dude, you must have been at Killarney Junior High. :cool:
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
you must have been at Killarney Junior High
Nope. I was in the fourth grade at a private Christian school, that shall remain unnamed for kid-sister friendliness :rolleyes:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon