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I wrote the question and I agree that popularity isn't a good metric (on its own). But it is a valid metric, in the round. Making a language more popular has to
by gordonguthrie 13y ago
I wrote the question and I agree that popularity isn't a good metric (on its own). But it is a valid metric, in the round. Making a language more popular has to start with people who don't use it though, so no apologies for being a bit populist in my phrasing...
- arh68 13y agoYou are right: it is a valid metric. It's the quality of the language that counts, but it's the popularity that matters.