D has low down to number 21!

[John Reimer]

Lucas Goss wrote:
> Jeremy wrote:
>> In article <e8d4fs$150p$1 at digitaldaemon.com>, Boris Wang says...
>>> http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm.
>>>
>> I know! :( However, I think "Ruby" and those other languages popping 
>> up in the
>> list are advertised more (e.g. tutorials showing on Slashdot, digg)... 
>> D just
>> isn't "in your face" like many other languages :-\
>>
> 
> I think it's because D is still smoothing out some rough edges, as in 
> const, private import, raii and auto, etc. Once the rough edges are more 
> well defined (and hopefully more intuitive), the language will be more 
> concrete which should open up the doors for more development. I just 
> hope the "rough edges" aren't left in because it's "too late" to change.
> 
> Lucas


Um... maybe tiobe.com shouldn't be taken too seriously in the first place?

If we base D's popularity by tiobe, we are in for a roller coaster ride 
of emotions.  It appears to be a rather meaningless measurement of 
language use and an easily manipulated one at that.  Some people have 
already shown some examples of how to increase a language's standing in 
the list (as previous posts have mentioned?)

I suggest we ignore it almost completely rather than watch it with 
superstition. :)

-JJR