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I'm really surprised that JavaScript is not a steeper increase, and what's up with Java? Really Java?

by nodesocket 11y ago

igvadaimon 11y ago
Well, JavaScript has already gotten the first place. It doesn't get any 'steeper' than that.
- nkozyra 11y ago
  Steeper meaning a larger upwards delta. Starting at #2 and going to #1 is less "steep" than, say, starting at #7 and going to #4.
Karunamon 11y ago
Mentioned in the article - Android. It is the most popular mobile phone OS in the world right now.
- lqdc13 11y ago
  Also probably that enterprises started migrating to Github. At the beginning it was probably early adopters platform with the languages that early adopters use.
  - markokrajnc 11y ago
    Early adopters also use Java.
    - lexcorvus 11y ago
      This is of course true in the trivial sense, but he means languages disproportionately used by early adopters (Ruby, Python, Go, etc.).
- r3bl 11y ago
  Yup, a large number of apps + a significant number of custom ROMs. It seems like GitHub became a standard for XDA-developers.
Thaxll 11y ago
They realized that Python / Ruby isn't that good for backend projects.
- aikah 11y ago
  > They realized that Python / Ruby isn't that good for backend projects. That's why both Github and Travis CI are coded in Ruby,hey ?
  - Thaxll 11y ago
    Like many startup they go with ruby as a PoC because it's fast to implement, now when you need a really solid and performant backend you don't use ruby / python. http://www.quora.com/Why-did-twitter-move-away-from-Ruby-on-Rails http://www.quora.com/Why-did-twitter-move-away-from-Ruby-on-...
bazzert 11y ago
Minecraft modding.
kodablah 11y ago
I think this is due to many existing projects moving to GitHub. With Google Code stagnating (and now shutting down), and a lot of Apache work being done on GitHub, I imagine many of the new repositories are actually just moves.
PascalW 11y ago
I'm under the impression that with Java 8 Java is becoming much more popular again. And rightfully so IMO.
cam- 11y ago
Java is great for middleware and backend systems.
john-waterwood 11y ago
Of course Java. It's still one of the best platforms out there, especially if you weigh in performance, stability and availability of open source libraries and free or cheap hosting.

I'm really surprised that JavaScript is not a steeper increase, and what's up with Java? Really Java?

igvadaimon 11y ago

Well, JavaScript has already gotten the first place. It doesn't get any 'steeper' than that.

nkozyra 11y ago
Steeper meaning a larger upwards delta. Starting at #2 and going to #1 is less "steep" than, say, starting at #7 and going to #4.

Karunamon 11y ago

Mentioned in the article - Android. It is the most popular mobile phone OS in the world right now.

lqdc13 11y ago
Also probably that enterprises started migrating to Github. At the beginning it was probably early adopters platform with the languages that early adopters use.
- markokrajnc 11y ago
  Early adopters also use Java.
  - lexcorvus 11y ago
    This is of course true in the trivial sense, but he means languages disproportionately used by early adopters (Ruby, Python, Go, etc.).
r3bl 11y ago
Yup, a large number of apps + a significant number of custom ROMs. It seems like GitHub became a standard for XDA-developers.

Thaxll 11y ago

They realized that Python / Ruby isn't that good for backend projects.

aikah 11y ago
> They realized that Python / Ruby isn't that good for backend projects. That's why both Github and Travis CI are coded in Ruby,hey ?
- Thaxll 11y ago
  Like many startup they go with ruby as a PoC because it's fast to implement, now when you need a really solid and performant backend you don't use ruby / python. http://www.quora.com/Why-did-twitter-move-away-from-Ruby-on-Rails http://www.quora.com/Why-did-twitter-move-away-from-Ruby-on-...

bazzert 11y ago

Minecraft modding.

kodablah 11y ago

I think this is due to many existing projects moving to GitHub. With Google Code stagnating (and now shutting down), and a lot of Apache work being done on GitHub, I imagine many of the new repositories are actually just moves.

PascalW 11y ago

I'm under the impression that with Java 8 Java is becoming much more popular again. And rightfully so IMO.

cam- 11y ago

Java is great for middleware and backend systems.

john-waterwood 11y ago

Of course Java. It's still one of the best platforms out there, especially if you weigh in performance, stability and availability of open source libraries and free or cheap hosting.