Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index

From	James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index
Date	2013-08-14 13:37 -0400
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On 08/14/2013 01:05 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 8/14/2013 11:49 AM, Mark Storkamp wrote:
...
>> That information seems to come from
>> http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
>> where they explain how a change in their method has affected C and
>> Objective-C negatively. So either they've been wrong in the past having
>> C ahead of Java, or they're wrong now. But with only a 0.004%
>> difference, and no margin of error given, it really doesn't matter
>> anyway.
> 
> The margin of error is probably +-5%.

Your basis for that estimate is what, exactly? Like most other survey
reports where no attempt is made to estimate the margin of error, it
also doesn't contain enough information to make your own estimate.
Therefore, presumably your estimate is based upon some other source?

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Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-14 11:29 -0500
  Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-14 11:49 -0500
    Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-14 12:05 -0500
      Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-14 13:37 -0400
        Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-14 18:26 +0000
          Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-14 15:13 -0400
            Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2013-08-14 13:02 -0700
        Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-14 15:30 -0500
      Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-14 12:56 -0500
    Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-15 17:02 +0300
      Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2013-08-15 19:32 +0000
  Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2013-08-14 16:55 +0000
  Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-14 17:16 +0000
    Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-14 12:20 -0500
      Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-14 18:33 +0000
        Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-08-14 19:59 +0000
          Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2013-08-17 20:43 +0000
            Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2013-08-18 09:33 +0000
              Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2013-08-18 21:16 +0000
    Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-08-14 20:06 +0000
  Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2013-08-14 19:35 +0200
    Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-14 15:34 -0500
  Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-14 13:42 -0400
  Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2013-08-14 10:54 -0700
    Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-14 15:38 -0500
  Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-08-15 05:45 +0100
  Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-15 14:56 -0500
    Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2013-08-15 20:29 +0000
      Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-08-15 13:42 -0700
      Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-15 20:05 -0500
        Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-16 02:17 +0000
          Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-16 00:15 -0500
            Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-08-16 19:48 +1200
              Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-16 11:55 -0500
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2013-08-17 20:48 +0000
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-18 22:32 -0500
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-08-19 15:40 +1200
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-19 11:45 -0500
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-19 12:56 -0500
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-19 14:16 -0500
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-19 16:43 -0500
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-20 11:12 -0500
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-22 16:12 +0300
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-20 11:49 +0300
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-20 04:52 -0500
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-22 14:46 +0300
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-22 11:02 -0500
                [OT] Javascript performance (was: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2013-08-20 11:47 +0200
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2013-08-19 13:50 -0700
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-19 17:11 -0400
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-20 12:05 +0300
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-19 22:06 +0000
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2013-08-20 11:56 +0200
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2013-08-21 03:41 -0700
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2013-08-19 02:05 -0700
                Re: [OT] Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-08-19 21:10 +1200
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-08-19 08:24 -0700
                Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-19 11:47 -0500
        Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-16 07:00 -0400
          Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2013-08-16 04:07 -0700
            Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-16 08:07 -0400
              Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-16 16:44 +0000
              Re: Java tops C as most popular language in developer index Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2013-08-16 11:51 -0500

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