On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:09:54 +0800, worzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How seriuosly do folk take the TIOBE index? Is it a good way to ague what > you should be keeping up to speed with or just a 'vague' guide?
I use the TIOBE index -- sometimes -- when I give presentations on Python (and Ruby) to people who haven't heard of the languages. The index is not something to be relied upon (take a look at the calculation mechanism). However, more often than not, the indices seems to reflect what *I* perceive the indices are in reality. So I kinda use them. The thing about introducing a "new" language to a bunch of folks used to their "favorite" language is that they wouldn't care much for a language it isn't popular, or if it isn't "growing in popularity". Beyond these things, I don't think anybody uses the index. I mean I wouldn't tell people to learn languages that hold the top position on TIOBE ;). > > "Premshree Pillai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:59:21 +0800, worzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> is python more popular than coldfusion? > > > > I don't know if Coldfusion _was_ ever more "popular" than Python, but > > Python is definitely more "popular" _now_. > > > > This might be of some help: http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm > > > >> > >> I realsie that is a very general question as one thing does not directly > >> relate to the other. My issue is that I am ditching coldfusion due to > >> there > >> being next to no work for it, and I am thinking of taking on python as a > >> second language to java in the hope of improving my resume. > >> -- > >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Premshree Pillai > > http://www.livejournal.com/~premshree > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Premshree Pillai http://www.livejournal.com/~premshree -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
