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Comparing 'perl language' and 'python language' shows a similar trend: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=perl%20language%2C%20python%20language&cmpt=q&tz=

• kbenson 12y ago
  Which falls prey to the fact that people don't need to disambiguate "perl" when searching, but often do for "python". Changing it to "perl" and "python language" isn't very useful either, as it so severely limits the python query as to be unusable. To be clear, I don't doubt there is a drop in Perl mindshare and usage, I just don't think the original comparison, or the alternative one you posted, really shows a relation between Perl and Python in any meaningful way.
  • henriksen 12y ago
    How about "programming perl/python". a graph very similar to OP's http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=programming%20perl%2C%20programming%20python&cmpt=q&tz= http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=programming%20perl%2C...
    • Mithaldu 12y ago
      That's identical to "<> programming", which gets a boost because python gets disambiguated.
  • nwp90 12y ago
    No, it doesn't. There's no reason for the proportion of people looking for perl related stuff who use "perl language" as a search term to change over time. That proportion might affect the absolute numbers, but not the trends.