C Programming Language Back At Number 1 535
derrida writes "After more than 4 years C is back at position number 1 in the TIOBE index. The scores for C have been pretty constant through the years, varying between the 15% and 20% market share for almost 10 years. So the main reason for C's number 1 position is not C's uprise, but the decline of its competitor Java. Java has a long-term downward trend. It is losing ground to other languages running on the JVM. An example of such a language is JavaFX, which is now approaching the top 20."
Re:These numbers are garbage (Score:4, Funny)
Re:These numbers are garbage (Score:3, Funny)
Damn if you know 20 developers, Groovy must be like 2-3 at least!
Re:0.007% (Score:5, Funny)
Why not? Hell, I know when I want to check out the goings on in programming the first and last place I turn is YouTube.
Re:TIOBE methodology is so flawed it's pointless (Score:5, Funny)
> This is the true spirit of our times. Any publicity is good publicity.
People falsely accused of pedophilia would beg to differ.
Re:Submitter bias: Java's "downward trend" (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why C? (Score:5, Funny)
Java is extremely portable. A Java application can be run anywhere someone wrote a VM for it in C or C++.
Re:Java is crap anyway (Score:5, Funny)
And nothing more nightmarish than bad assembly.
(I (disagree (there (is (a (missing) (parenthesis (somewhere)) in)) (your Lisp code)))
Re:That's great and all... (Score:3, Funny)
And signals raise from the dead.
Re:0.007% (Score:3, Funny)
Because with Java - I generally do not need to search the web for the answer. However, take C# for instance, and depending on which OS I'm running on, I may have to run 20 or 30 searches for every single answer, because I thought I might have it - but won't know until I try it whether it works for 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, or 3.51....etc.
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Re:TIOBE methodology is so flawed it's pointless (Score:5, Funny)
Huh, I could've sworn Java was over 18 by now. Oops.
Re:Java is crap anyway (Score:5, Funny)
Well it could have been worse.
Re:TIOBE methodology is so flawed it's pointless (Score:4, Funny)
Speaking of which, C now stands for Citigroup [google.com] according to Google.
Huh? Your search shows "C programming language" as the first hit. "C is for cookie" comes before the citigroup hits.
Re:Submitter bias: Java's "downward trend" (Score:5, Funny)
> Film at 11.
You're off by 1. The film is actually at 10.
Re:Java is crap anyway (Score:5, Funny)
Meh. When I want to show people how bad perl is, I just open up a text editor. Mash my face against the keyboard a couple of times. Then point out that the resulting gibberish is valid perl.
Re:X is the new Y (Score:3, Funny)
You mean other than assembly?
Re:But what about Johnny Mathis versus Diet Pepsi? (Score:4, Funny)
I write ISAPI filters to serve up WebGL enabled sites you insensitive clod!
Dude (Score:1, Funny)
I'd totally date myself if I could reproduce asexually.
Re:X is the new Y (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, other than assembly is implied ;-)
I do not want to write drivers in asm... ughhh.
Re:nr.11 (Score:2, Funny)
Re:C-whatever (Score:3, Funny)
Ah, Lips. er, lisspth. Whatever. (Score:3, Funny)
Lisp'ers just need you to cons() them into a good palette edit. So take 'em out of their nest in your cars() to an indentist, and C to it. Make sure you get parenthetical permission first, though.
Re:The Ultimate Language! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:TIOBE methodology is so flawed it's pointless (Score:3, Funny)
Why, are they Catholic?
Re:Submitter bias: Java's "downward trend" (Score:4, Funny)
Suggested title: An Inconvenient Knuth
Re:Actually it is... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Actually it is... (Score:3, Funny)
C'mon. Be serious.
I do 50% of my coding in C and since the time a hooded man told me "Use the snprintf(), Luke!" I never had a problem :D
Re:0.007% (Score:2, Funny)
Re:TIOBE methodology is so flawed it's pointless (Score:3, Funny)
This.
C has no this; this is a C++ and Java and JavaScript thing.
Re:TIOBE methodology is so flawed it's pointless (Score:3, Funny)
Does that make C a cougar?