That could very well be the case. Perhaps its position was artificially high as well. The transition from static to dynamic web pages forced a glut of develope

That could very well be the case. Perhaps its position was artificially high as well. The transition from static to dynamic web pages forced a glut of developers to learn it, and hence a lot of searches for answers. Maybe this is just a sign than we're all getting more seasoned in the language on average.