The analyst firm RedMonk has been doing this for at least 2-3 years now - I highly recommend checking out their findings.
Cheers, Martijn On Tuesday, 9 October 2012, Fabrizio Giudici wrote: > On Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:19:27 +0200, Casper Bang <[email protected]> > wrote: > > How do we define popularity/trend? (jobs, qualifications, usage, tags, >> searches, literature, courses etc.) >> >> How large is this sliding window? (too fine grained a resolution drowns in >> spikes/noise) >> >> How do we categorize/group related stuff? (Does .NET or ASP get included >> both in C#, F#, Visual Basic?) >> >> I always like to have a look at StackOverflow trends as it's tech agnostic >> and a high-traffic site. >> http://meta.stackoverflow.com/**questions/23554/tag-trends-by-**week<http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/23554/tag-trends-by-week> >> >> There is no shortage on Java jobs, but again, this depends on how you >> define popular/trend: >> http://jobstractor.com/**monthly-stats<http://jobstractor.com/monthly-stats> >> > > Not against StackOverflow - another good source. So, my point is: both > LinkedIn and StackOverflow (and possibly others) offer a data source with > richer semantics than a google search, like Tiobe does. Of course, even LI > and SO would need to be post-processed by some statistics-savvy people to > produce some meaningful trend. Is somebody doing? If yes, where? If not, > why? Perhaps the only serious trend analysis are done by professional > agencies and aren't free, but offered as paid services? > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect @ Tidalwave s.a.s. > "We make Java work. Everywhere." > http://tidalwave.it/fabrizio/**blog <http://tidalwave.it/fabrizio/blog> - > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/javaposse?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en>. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
