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> Every metric I can check says it is going downhill. I've seen a fair number of metrics that show it's losing market share on a proportional basis, but holdin
by nordsieck 8y ago
> Every metric I can check says it is going downhill.
I've seen a fair number of metrics that show it's losing market share on a proportional basis, but holding steady on an absolute basis. Have you seen anything to contradict this?
- edem 8y agoWhat do you mean by absolute metric?
- nordsieck 8y agoA metric based on raw participation numbers rather than one that is inherently relative to other languages. E.g. the number of commits on Github vs percent of total commits on Github.
- wool_gather 8y agoShouldn't the proportion be your concern (assuming you actually have a horse in the race)? Steady absolute numbers basically indicates that nobody new is choosing it, which is just the first step to a decline of those absolute numbers.