Tiobe index algorithm now published

[Peter Hansen]

GerritM wrote:
> 
> We have had discussions about the "TIOBE Programming Community Index" at
> http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm
> One of our consistent critics was that the algorithm was not published nor
> verifiable. Tiobe has now added the (simple) algorithm on this page. They
> also explain which "programming languages" are monitored.
> 
> For all clarity I have no relationship with Tiobe, although both Paul Jansen
> and myself have worked at different periods at Philips Research.

"""Programming languages that have status "A" are considered to be mainstream 
   languages. Status "A+" and "A++" indicate that a programming language is 
   inbetween status "A" and "B"."""

And Python gets a nice-looking A++.

Somebody is clueless though (other than the inherent problems of this sort
of ranking approach).  Since when does A+ or A++ indicate something less
than A?  In what planet's school system did these guys grow up?

-Peter