On Fri, 2011-05-20 at 22:19 +0100, Robert Clipsham wrote: [ . . . ] > And yes, I know TIOBE is a completely useless index (read that as a list > of sophisticated arguments you've read before about it rather than a > single sentence :3)
I disagree that it is useless. It is interesting on two grounds: 1. If you have any sort of idea about what they are actually measuring and are careful no to over-infer, it is a very interesting measure of what is interesting to people in the Web-verse. It is a measure of "buzz". 2. It is interesting to see how people who have no idea of what is actually being measured use the results for decision making. There is an interesting ebb and flow between reinforcement of the status quo and promoting innovation. Also there is the ability to manipulate the system as Go did last year. Obviously though there are dangers . . . -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:[email protected] 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: [email protected] London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
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