On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 16:45:02 UTC, Tobias Müller wrote:
> Tiobe is measuring search _results_, not queries.

Tiobe is measuring signal + lots of noise.

On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 17:16:27 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:
> On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 16:45:02 UTC, Tobias Müller wrote:
>> Tiobe is measuring search _results_, not queries.
>
> Tiobe is measuring signal + lots of noise.

So like google trends.

Bubba.

On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 17:43:59 UTC, bubbasaur wrote:
> So like google trends.

All quantitative studies that are done without consideration suffers from this. It isn't a property of Google Trends, but of the analytical performance of the person using it...

On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 07:06:47 UTC, cym13 wrote:
> It's all true, D rose up 6 positions: http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
>
> I don't quite know what the leading factor for that change was but it sure will be great for its image.

Doesn't matter if Tiobe is wrong or not, being in the top 20 is *good* for D because a lot of people do indeed use Tiobe.
Any exposure = good exposure.

On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 18:09:23 UTC, rsw0x wrote:
> Doesn't matter if Tiobe is wrong or not, being in the top 20 is *good* for D because a lot of people do indeed use Tiobe.
> Any exposure = good exposure.

That's kinda like saying that winning 6 out of 6 coin-flips is undeniably good for Clinton, maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Depends on the reader. But it is undeniably bad for Clinton's campaign if they think they can rest on their laurels and win the race by chance.


If we take a look at the most voted topics on StackOverflow, languages like C++, Rust and Go have "language technical" questions, but for D the list is dominated by questions related to credibility, many asking for a comparison of D to C++. So clearly D can most likely gain a lot from addressing aspects that people care about.


Top votes for D on StackOverflow:


149 votes 32k views
C++ versus D [closed]
Is the D language a credible alternative to Java and C++? What will it take to become a credible alternative? Should I bother learning it?

137 votes 38k views
Why isn't the 'D' language picking up? [closed]
Anybody using language 'D'? Why isn't it more popular?

126 votes 36k views
D Programming Language in the real world? [closed]
Is anyone out there using D for real world applications? If so, what are you using it for? I can't seem to find anything big on the web written in D.

108 votes 23k views
How fast is D compared to C++?
I like some features of D, but would be interested if they come with a runtime penalty? To compare, I implemented a simple program that computes scalar products of many short vectors both in C++ and ...

76 votes 8k views
What are the differences between concepts and template constraints?
I want to know what are the semantic differences between the C++ full concepts proposal and template constraints (for instance, constraints as appeared in Dlang or the new concepts-lite proposal for ..

69 votes 15k views
Why 0.1 + 0.2 == 0.3 in D?
assert(0.1 + 0.2 != 0.3);

69 votes 3k views
To GC or Not To GC
I've recently seen two really nice and educating languages talks: This first one by Herb Sutter, presents all the nice and cool features of C++0x, why C++'s future seems brighter than ever, and how ...

On 02/03/2016 02:06 AM, cym13 wrote:
> It's all true, D rose up 6 positions:
> http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
>
> I don't quite know what the leading factor for that change was but it
> sure will be great for its image.

Thanks for the info. Probably not worth posting to reddit, but I did post it on FB and Twitter:

https://facebook.com/dlang.org/posts/1220250531321959

https://twitter.com/D_Programming/status/694948280858492928


Andrei

On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 18:36:35 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 02/03/2016 02:06 AM, cym13 wrote:
>> It's all true, D rose up 6 positions:
>> http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
>>
>> I don't quite know what the leading factor for that change was but it
>> sure will be great for its image.
>
> Thanks for the info. Probably not worth posting to reddit, but I did post it on FB and Twitter:
>
> https://facebook.com/dlang.org/posts/1220250531321959
>
> https://twitter.com/D_Programming/status/694948280858492928
>
>
> Andrei

i hate to spoil the party but:
http://donnemartin.com/viz/pages/2015

On 02/03/2016 01:40 PM, yawniek wrote:
> i hate to spoil the party

What party? -- Andrei

On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 18:40:30 UTC, yawniek wrote:
> i hate to spoil the party but:
> http://donnemartin.com/viz/pages/2015

What is that supposed to mean? This tool doesn't even track D, how could it show any meaningful comparison with other languages?

On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 18:29:00 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:
> ...

Man, this is all matter of opinion and I sincerely respect yours, but you're always being pessimistic, every good news here and I saw you undermining the effect.

I take the TIOBE as good PR, because it always appearing on Reddit and people talk about for good or worst.

Bubba.