How programmers transition between languages

[Ola Fosheim Grøstad]

On Tuesday, 30 January 2018 at 12:35:21 UTC, jmh530 wrote:
>> Sure, but I don't think there are enough D github-repositories 
>> to get decent quantitative analysis... Maybe a qualitative 
>> analysis.
>
> Small sample size problem makes me think of Bayesian 
> analysis...though I suppose there's a bigger problem if D 
> doesn't have enough github repositories.

Yes, I think you need quite a lot of users to get enough github 
repositories. Not sure what the percentage would be, maybe 1 out 
50 users or less are active on github?

Of course, the Rust analysis might be a bit off too, because it 
is common for enthusiasts to try out and leave young languages. 
There might be a significant difference between hobby and 
professional users too.

Anyway, I think the "pagerank" transition analysis is 
interesting. It provides some insights into dynamics, and also 
which transitions don't happen give us something to think about.