TIOBE Declares Python the Programming Language of 2007

The TIOBE Programming Community Index has declared Python as the Programming Language of 2007 due to a 58% surge in its popularity rating during the year, making it now the sixth most popular programming language and finally surpassing Perl. They also assert that Python has become the "defacto glue language," being "especially beloved by system administrators and build managers."

Great, lets all program python in 2007!

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh, wait. A bit late for that isn't it?

Your flying! How?

[slyn]

Two oblig python links:

Python @ xkcd [xkcd.com]

and

Python @ Bash.org [bash.org]

HHSSSHSHSSS

Acceptance Speech

[pembo13]

I would just like to say thank you as I accept this award on behalf of my fellow Python brothers. We all know that God created the universe with Python, but allowed the non believers to think that it was Perl or LISP so that they would not commit seppuku.

Re:Hmmm

[the_B0fh]

PHP and ActiveX over Python?

Mamama!!!! Make the bad man go away, please.

Re:Hmmm

[reSonans]

I'm hate python.

Man, you take this stuff seriously. Changing your name is hardcore.

Re:Maybe we will see more Web

[Simon]

Dude, as was mentioned at PyCon 2007, there are more Python frameworks than reserved Python keywords. A framework shortage isn't the problem. ;-) http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2007/feb/23/pycon-2007-web-frameworks-panel/ [b-list.org]

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Simon

TIOBE?

[LMacG]

I plugged that into Wikipedia and I got redirected to The Importance of Being Earnest.

The linked page in the summary doesn't give any clues. Do we get to make up our own meanings? How about The Infernal Order of Bastard Evildoers? Seriously, who are these herpephilic people?

Re:Bout Time

[krog]

as is every fucking variable, subroutine name, and pun in every Python program, site and text

Re:Bout Time

[Anonymous Coward]

And who were Monty Python named after? See? It's all a giant pro-snake conspiracy. Don't let them fool you, it's just like ASP, Microsoft's web scripting language.

Re:You don't change horses..

[ceoyoyo]

Every Python programmer who reads that is going to shudder at the thought that Python might even try to surpass perl's shell-like syntax and C-likeness.

Re:Great, lets all program python in 2007!

[Anonymous Coward]

They got the date wrong. The year of the Python doesn't come until 2013 [wikipedia.org].

Re:Acceptance Speech

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

But what would be Perl suicide? Let yourself be trampled by camels?

<obligatory> There's more than one way to do it! </obligatory>

Re:You don't change horses..

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

What the #!$% are you talking about?!