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It could also be a leading indicator: a lot of new questions may indicate an influx of people learning to use the framework, whereas for an older, well-establis
by NobodyNada 5y ago
It could also be a leading indicator: a lot of new questions may indicate an influx of people learning to use the framework, whereas for an older, well-established framework most of the beginner questions have already been asked and answered.
- WorldMaker 5y agoI suppose in part it is a matter of perspective: - Learning a framework is still usage of the framework and so even beginner questions lag "usage" statistics - Learning a framework is prior to "[Production] usage" of the framework and so beginner questions lead "[Production] usage" statistics and job descriptions I think I lean a lot more towards the first take, especially in our industry: in general we aren't paid to learn new technology stacks, our companies don't budget for such training costs, and generally don't like it done on company time. Sure we make a big thing about "we are an industry for passion" and often force software developers to moonlight and learn things on their own time/dime "as a hobby", but I wouldn't like to think there are enough moonlighters and "hobbyists" to make something "popular" on Stack Overflow with just beginner questions.