Comments on: C# Trends, big and small http://www.dijksterhuis.org/csharp-trends-small-and-big/ Information, news about programming in C# Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:48:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Iflexion http://www.dijksterhuis.org/csharp-trends-small-and-big/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 Iflexion Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:00:47 +0000 http://www.dijksterhuis.org/?p=726#comment-1701 I think it's not accurate to mix google search volume and language popularity. Why should we consider the language popular? There should be several more criteria, not only the fact that we search more about it. I think it’s not accurate to mix google search volume and language popularity. Why should we consider the language popular? There should be several more criteria, not only the fact that we search more about it.

]]> By: AJ.NET http://www.dijksterhuis.org/csharp-trends-small-and-big/comment-page-1/#comment-574 AJ.NET Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:22:52 +0000 http://www.dijksterhuis.org/?p=726#comment-574 Hi, I just repeated a search for VB, c#, and java ( http://www.google.com/trends?q=visual+basic%2C+c%23%2C+java&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 ) and got a similar graph, even showing the same peeks as above. However among those 6 peeks where 5 related to the Java island and just one to the programming language. Given that, I guess that the graph is actually way off the mark...? PS: The Java island peeks were related to an earthquake, tsunami, ferry accident, jetliner fire, and a landslide -- I may see a trend here... . just my 0,02€ AJ.NET Hi,

I just repeated a search for VB, c#, and java ( http://www.google.com/trends?q=visual+basic%2C+c%23%2C+java&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 ) and got a similar graph, even showing the same peeks as above. However among those 6 peeks where 5 related to the Java island and just one to the programming language. Given that, I guess that the graph is actually way off the mark…?

PS: The Java island peeks were related to an earthquake, tsunami, ferry accident, jetliner fire, and a landslide — I may see a trend here… .

just my 0,02€
AJ.NET

]]> By: Sample http://www.dijksterhuis.org/csharp-trends-small-and-big/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Sample Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:59:25 +0000 http://www.dijksterhuis.org/?p=726#comment-572 The trends help page makes it sound like the graph is based on Search Term as a percentage of Total Searches, not the search volume of search term. So a declining graph could just be a change in the programmer/regular person ratio of google users. For comparisons, the first search item is set to 1.0 and the other search terms are a ratio of the Other Item/First item. If you search trends for "java, c#" (then view each year individually), you will see a closing gap for java/c# searches. It has gone from 7/1 to 4/1. 2004 1.0/0.14 2005 1.0/0.17 2006 1.0/0.19 2007 1.0/0.21 2008 1.0/0.25 1. How does Google Trends work? Google Trends analyzes a portion of Google web searches to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you enter, relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time. We then show you a graph with the results - our Search Volume Index graph. The trends help page makes it sound like the graph is based on Search Term as a percentage of Total Searches, not the search volume of search term. So a declining graph could just be a change in the programmer/regular person ratio of google users.

For comparisons, the first search item is set to 1.0 and the other search terms are a ratio of the Other Item/First item.

If you search trends for “java, c#” (then view each year individually), you will see a closing gap for java/c# searches. It has gone from 7/1 to 4/1.
2004 1.0/0.14
2005 1.0/0.17
2006 1.0/0.19
2007 1.0/0.21
2008 1.0/0.25

1. How does Google Trends work?

Google Trends analyzes a portion of Google web searches to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you enter, relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time. We then show you a graph with the results – our Search Volume Index graph.

]]> By: Martijn http://www.dijksterhuis.org/csharp-trends-small-and-big/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Martijn Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:40:07 +0000 http://www.dijksterhuis.org/?p=726#comment-371 Hi Gareth, I think they stopped searching or there is something not right with the Google Trend results. If you look at the major languages all of them show a decline: <A href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=visual+basic%2C+python%2C+c%23%2C+C%2B%2B&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0">Google Trends for VB, Python, C++, C#</a> So C# holding steady seems to indicate a real-world increase. Hi Gareth,

I think they stopped searching or there is something not right with the Google Trend results.

If you look at the major languages all of them show a decline:

Google Trends for VB, Python, C++, C#

So C# holding steady seems to indicate a real-world increase.

]]> By: Gareth http://www.dijksterhuis.org/csharp-trends-small-and-big/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Gareth Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:54:52 +0000 http://www.dijksterhuis.org/?p=726#comment-370 Was quite surprised to see that the C# search volume has remained so constant over the years. With the relative decline of VB and Java searches, it begs the question, what are all the ex-VB programmers searching for now? Was quite surprised to see that the C# search volume has remained so constant over the years. With the relative decline of VB and Java searches, it begs the question, what are all the ex-VB programmers searching for now?

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