is python more popular than coldfusion?

[Premshree Pillai]

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:09:54 +0800, worzel <asda at sdarta.com> wrote:
> How seriuosly do folk take the TIOBE index? Is it a good way to ague what
> you should be keeping up to speed with or just a 'vague' guide?

I use the TIOBE index -- sometimes -- when I give presentations on
Python (and Ruby) to people who haven't heard of the languages.

The index is not something to be relied upon (take a look at the
calculation mechanism). However, more often than not, the indices
seems to reflect what *I* perceive the indices are in reality. So I
kinda use them.

The thing about introducing a "new" language to a bunch of folks used
to their "favorite" language is that they wouldn't care much for a
language it isn't popular, or if it isn't "growing in popularity".

Beyond these things, I don't think anybody uses the index. I mean I
wouldn't tell people to learn languages that hold the top position on
TIOBE ;).

> 
> "Premshree Pillai" <premshree.pillai at gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.189.1104927428.22381.python-list at python.org...
> > On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:59:21 +0800, worzel <asda at sdarta.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> is python more popular than coldfusion?
> >
> > I don't know if Coldfusion _was_ ever more "popular" than Python, but
> > Python is definitely more "popular" _now_.
> >
> > This might be of some help: http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm
> >
> >>
> >> I realsie that is a very general question as one thing does not directly
> >> relate to the other. My issue is that I am ditching coldfusion due to
> >> there
> >> being next to no work for it, and I am thinking of taking on python as a
> >> second language to java in the hope of improving my resume.
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