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I don't think they necessarily have. TIOBE is just a crappy index. PYPL is better: https://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html https://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html

• notacoward 9y ago
  I'm not sure that an index based on availability of tutorials is really an improvement. It's explicitly targeting a subset of the whole programming population.
  • crdoconnor 9y ago
    It's based upon volume of searches for tutorials, not availability. It's a leading indicator rather than an overall measure of popularity.
    • notacoward 9y ago
      "Availability of tutorials" vs. "searches for tutorials" doesn't affect the point. It's still selecting a subset of programmers. While it's somewhat useful as a leading indicator of popularity over the next couple of years, it's less so w.r.t. either the present or the further future. I'm not saying it has no value at all, but it's not clearly a substitute - let alone a superior substitute - for surveys that measure other things.