Visual Basic.NET Exceeded C# Popularity in TIOBE in July 2018

georani

> ...An alternative viewpoint: 14 most popular programming languages according to Stack Overflow... Stack Overflow can not measure the popularity of a language, but the difficulty of programmers to use it, the more questions, the more problematic is that language. Tiobe Index is more trustful.

Mycroft Holmes

Hmmm there are some strange entries in the top 20, including VB, presumably the version that has been dead for over a decade.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

georani

VB and VB.Net are different languages. The old VB is at the top 20 because it is still largely used around the world, it is far from being "dead". VB.Net at the other hand is a very powerful and advanced language, very similar to C#. Do more research before saying things you don't know.

Mycroft Holmes

For dead read unsupported which equates to dead! My development path was from Superbase to Access to VB4 to VB6 and then to VB.net and then to c# so I know precisely what I am talking about. And there are still some strange entries ia rather minor player to be up there.n the top 20. Delphi, which I also dabbled in, seems a little strange, and Mathlab, a programming language. And they split PL/SQL and SQL (presumably TSQL) seems an odd segregation. Still statistics and all that!

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OriginalGriff

georani wrote:

Visual Basic.NET is a great programming language

Nothing which includes

On Error Resume Next

Can be described as great, or even as a programming language.

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CodeWraith

Now you have done it. He already was foaming over throwing VB and VB.Net into one pot.

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

Lost User

georani wrote:

but more fun and readable to program with

:omg:

OriginalGriff

VB fanbois: you know what they are like ... :laugh:

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OriginalGriff

georani wrote:

but more fun and readable to program with

Google translate: "The only language I know"

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CodeWraith

And I thought I was the only one here who enjoys poking the fanbois (of any sort) until they jump up to the ceiling.

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

CodeWraith

Wait until he discovers JavaScript. He is perfect JS fanboi material.

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OriginalGriff

Oh gawd. We don't need another one; the world doesn't need another one. Anyway, he'll never cope: "{" instead of "Begin" will blow his mind. :laugh:

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Lost User

So, The TIOBE index is nothing more than an analysis of search results from the following search engines:

[Search Engine] [Weight]
Google.com 7.69%
Youtube.com 7.38%
Baidu.com 7.08%
Wikipedia.org 6.77%
Yahoo.com: 6.46%
Google.co.in: 6.15%
Google.co.jp: 5.85%
Google.ru: 5.54%
Google.co.uk: 5.23%
Google.com.br: 4.92%
Google.com.hk: 4.62%
Google.de: 4.31%
Google.fr: 4.00%
Ebay.com: 3.69%
Csdn.net: 3.38%
Bing.com: 3.08%
Msn.com: 2.77%
Google.it: 2.46%
Hao123.com: 2.15%
Google.ca: 1.85%
Google.com.au: 1.54%
Google.es: 1.23%
Google.com.mx: 0.92%
Ebay.de: 0.62%
Google.com.tr: 0.31%
= 100%

Using the following search term: +" programming" And the result is derived from the following equation: ((hits(PL,SE1)/hits(SE1) + ... + hits(PL,SEn)/hits(SEn))/n Source: [TIOBE Programming Community Index Definition](https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/programming-languages-definition/) It's basically a meaningless number. Have a look at the [graph they have presented](https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/). Notice that in early 2004 there is a glitch in their graph where Python jumps up and Java and C++ tank dramatically. That happened because of the Google PageRank algorithm changes codenamed 'Austin' and 'Brandy' that was designed to combat the old SEO tricks webmasters used to get higher rank. In other words... when search engines change their algorithm the tiobe index jumps all around. Best Wishes, -David Delaune

OriginalGriff

Oi! No confusing the faithful with facts - that's cheating! :laugh:

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Lost User

Trust me, Here is proof: PROOF Best Wishes, -David Delaune

OriginalGriff

Your proof is overwhelming: how could any man of reason fail to be convinced? :-D

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Lost User

georani wrote:

so powerful as C#, but more fun and readable to program with it.

C# is a cleaned up version of VB. "Fun" you say. I say there's a lot of hobbyists. Aaaw, the fun of cleaning up after them - so much, I regularly refuse to :thumbsup:

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realJSOP

Like every other "study" it had an agenda to push the statistical results they wanted to emphasize.

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georani

Quote:

On Error Resume Next

There is no this kind of code in VB NET. Study more.

Try

    x = x \\ y
    MessageBox.Show("end of Try block")

Catch ex As Exception
    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
    MessageBox.Show("Stack Trace: " & vbCrLf & ex.StackTrace)

Finally
    MessageBox.Show("in Finally block")
End Try

OriginalGriff

Rather than going with an opinion, I'd suggest that you check the facts instead:

Module Module1

Sub Main()
    On Error Resume Next

    Console.WriteLine("Hello World!")
    Console.ReadLine()
End Sub

End Module

Just because Try...Catch blocks are there, doesn't mean the old ways aren't. But then, facts never mean anything to the faithful, do they?

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