At one point or another I'm pretty sure I've googled "_ sucks" for every
language I've ever used- even the ones I like. ie: Python easily more than
once.
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On Jan 10, 2013, at 3:32 P
On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:23:51 +, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> "In general-purpose scripting languages, Python continues to grow
> slowly, JavaScript and Ruby are treading water, and Perl continues its
> long decline. According to Google trends, the number of searches for
> Perl is 19% of what it wa
On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:42:49 -0700, Michael Torrie wrote:
>> And from the TIOBE Index, Python is steady at number 8:
>>
>> http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
>
> The TIOBE index is meaningless. Since it's based on google searches,
> one could probably guess that an
On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 11:23:51 PM UTC-8, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> One should always be careful pronouncing a language dead or dying,
No kidding!
https://www.google.com/#q=is+fortran+still+used
I usually use the query phrase "Why isn't Fortran dead yet?", but you get a
better list of l
ctive-C
> being two stand-out cases. However, Perl is unlikely to see such a new
> lease on life because of direct competition from Python, which is
> considerably more popular (whereas Objective-C and JavaScript had no
> direct equivalents when they came back)."
>
> http:/
because of direct competition from Python, which is
considerably more popular (whereas Objective-C and JavaScript had no
direct equivalents when they came back)."
http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/the-rise-and-fall-of-languages-in-2012/240145800
And from the TIOBE Index, Python is steady at
