Re: TIOBE Programming Community Index for November 2007

[Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>]

Stephen Leake schrieb:

> Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net> writes:
> 
>> You, I don't like the index, but it is there, widely used 
> 
> What data do you have to back up the assertion that it is "widely
> used"?

Google for "TIOBE Programming Community Index" ;-).

> As a counter point, this is the first I've heard of it.

You can't be long here at comp.lang.ada - I have an article on it every
3 to 6 month.

>> http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm
> 
> It says:
> 
>     Observe that the TIOBE index is not about the best programming
>     language or the language in which most lines of code have been
>     written.
> 
> So why should we care?

Because it also says:

   The index can be used to check whether your programming skills are
   still up to date or to make a strategic decision about what
   programming language should be adopted when starting to build
   a new software system.

And have a look at the Ada bashing on the definition page:
http://www.tiobe.com/tiobe_index/tpci_definition.htm

   This is what you also see in daily practice: Ada is hardly used for
   new mission-critical systems any more.

Emphasis on "new". This is the problem: Right or wrong - they tell the
world which language to use in future. And this is why we should care.

Martin

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