TIOBE December 2015 - D rose 5 positions

[Ola Fosheim Grøstad via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 9 January 2016 at 04:24:05 UTC, Joakim wrote:
> How is it "political?"  My prediction is entirely geared around 
> hardware and software realities.

No, businesses don't want P2P, client-server is the ultimate 
dongle...

> _are_ very useful.  Having an online map with my GPS location 
> with me at all times, supplemented with photos and other info 
> about all the local restaurants and stores nearby is a killer 
> app.  Perhaps you have not tried Google Maps, but it is really 
> worth the price of a smartphone, not to mention the camera and 
> all the other stuff you get.

Feature phones have camera, video, facebookapp, opera mini, 
bluetooth, p2p filesharing over bluetooth...

Yes, maps are nice, but I only need it once every 2 months, so 
what I do is print one out. I grew up in Oslo, so I know the 
areas. In fact tourists frequently ask for direction still and 
norwegians too, whether they have flat battery or not. It is 
easier to do planning on a big paper map too. Google map lacks 
accuracy, paths, roadblocks/snow coditions...

As a world travelling tourist you dont want to show that you have 
money, it makes you a target for muggers. Americans often make 
this mistake and paint themselves as easy targets. Showing off an 
iphone is a mistake...

Feature phones will die when smartphones become small/robust/long 
battery life.

>> That is not true for the web. I was underimpressed with the 
>> web when it was introduced. Today I am impressed. It is 
>> dominating the desktop severely.
>
> What changed?

Webapps are displacing desktop apps.

> is in such a small device. :) Maybe you don't get around much, 
> but having a mobile assistant with you at all times is great, 
> particularly when visiting new areas or cities.

Well, only in Oslo, but I know this city... And people are 
helpful if you ask.

> Heh, I think micropayments will be the killer business model 
> for p2p. :) I wonder if it can ever really be done for the web, 
> considering all the security issues in the web stack.  That's 
> another place where the complexity of the web stack kills it, 
> all the security holes that pop up.

The problem is getting people to sign up for it.

> Has the web fixed all its vulnerabilities?  Of course not, so 
> that's hardly a deal-breaker.  p2p would be easier to secure.

?

> You mention open formats several times, but none of that has 
> anything to do with open source, which was a non-factor in the 
> web browser's rise.

Are you kidding? Mosaic was critical to the raise of the web.

> wrong with that in principle, in fact, the web would've likely 
> gone nowhere if Netscape hadn't formed and driven it.

I disagree.

But something like Flash would have been in a stronger position.