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The '''TIOBE programming community index''' is a measure of [[popularity of programming language]]s, created and maintained by the TIOBE Company based in [[Eindhoven]], the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/company/Contact.html|title=Contact information|publisher=TIOBE|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> TIOBE stands for ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', the title of an 1895 comedy play by [[Oscar Wilde]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tiobe.com/company/about/|title=About the company|publisher=TIOBE|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The index is calculated from the number of [[search engine]] results for queries containing the name of the language.<ref>{{cite news|title=TIOBE Programming Community Index Definition |url=https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/programming-languages-definition/|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref> The index covers searches in [[Google]], Google Blogs, [[MSN]], [[Yahoo!]], [[Baidu]], Wikipedia and [[YouTube]]. The index is updated once a month. The current information is free, but the long-term statistical data is for sale. The index authors have stated that it may be valuable when making various strategic decisions. TIOBE focuses on [[Turing complete]] languages, so it does not provide information about the popularity of, for instance, [[HTML]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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TIOBE index is sensitive to the ranking policy of the search engines on which it is based. For instance, in April 2004 Google performed a cleanup action to get rid of unfair attempts to promote the search rank. As a consequence, there was a large drop for languages such as [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and [[C++]], yet these languages have stayed at the top of the table. To avoid such fluctuations, TIOBE now uses multiple search engines. |
TIOBE index is sensitive to the ranking policy of the search engines on which it is based. For instance, in April 2004 Google performed a cleanup action to get rid of unfair attempts to promote the search rank. As a consequence, there was a large drop for languages such as [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and [[C++]], yet these languages have stayed at the top of the table. To avoid such fluctuations, TIOBE now uses multiple search engines. |
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The TIOBE ''programming language of the year'' award goes to the language with the biggest annual popularity gain in the index, e.g., [[Go (programming language)|Go]] was the programming language of the year in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insights.dice.com/2017/01/10/go-tiobe-programming-language-2016/ |title=Go: TIOBE’s Programming Language of 2016 |first= Nick |last= Kolakowski |publisher=[[Dice.com|Dice]] |series= Insight |date=2017-01-17 |accessdate=2017-01-20}}</ref> |
The TIOBE ''programming language of the year'' award goes to the language with the biggest annual popularity gain in the index, e.g., [[Go (programming language)|Go]] was the programming language of the year in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insights.dice.com/2017/01/10/go-tiobe-programming-language-2016/ |title=Go: TIOBE’s Programming Language of 2016 |first= Nick |last= Kolakowski |publisher=[[Dice.com|Dice]] |series= Insight |date=2017-01-17 |accessdate=2017-01-20}}</ref> |
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== Criteria == |
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Maintainers specify that the TIOBE index is "not about the ''best'' programming language or the language in which ''most lines of code'' have been written",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/|title=TIOBE index for current month|publisher=TIOBE|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref> but do claim that the number of web pages may reflect the number of skilled engineers, courses and jobs worldwide. |
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Pierre Carbonnelle challenges TIOBE's naming of [[Objective-C]] as the "programming language of the year" in 2012, arguing that there may be many Objective-C pages on the web, but they are rarely read. It proposes its own PYPL index instead, based on Google Trends data.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html|title=PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language|publisher=|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> It shows popularity trends since 2004, worldwide and for 5 different countries. |
Pierre Carbonnelle challenges TIOBE's naming of [[Objective-C]] as the "programming language of the year" in 2012, arguing that there may be many Objective-C pages on the web, but they are rarely read. It proposes its own PYPL index instead, based on Google Trends data.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html|title=PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language|publisher=|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> It shows popularity trends since 2004, worldwide and for 5 different countries. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{official website|https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/}} |
* {{official website|https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/}} |
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Revision as of 22:55, 19 January 2021
The TIOBE programming community index is a measure of popularity of programming languages, created and maintained by the TIOBE Company based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.[1] TIOBE stands for The Importance of Being Earnest, the title of an 1895 comedy play by Oscar Wilde.[2]
The index is calculated from the number of search engine results for queries containing the name of the language.[3] The index covers searches in Google, Google Blogs, MSN, Yahoo!, Baidu, Wikipedia and YouTube. The index is updated once a month. The current information is free, but the long-term statistical data is for sale. The index authors have stated that it may be valuable when making various strategic decisions. TIOBE focuses on Turing complete languages, so it does not provide information about the popularity of, for instance, HTML.
History
TIOBE index is sensitive to the ranking policy of the search engines on which it is based. For instance, in April 2004 Google performed a cleanup action to get rid of unfair attempts to promote the search rank. As a consequence, there was a large drop for languages such as Java and C++, yet these languages have stayed at the top of the table. To avoid such fluctuations, TIOBE now uses multiple search engines.
In August 2016, C reached its lowest ratings score since the index was launched, but was still the second most popular language after Java,[4] and since then both languages have substantially gone down while still maintaining the top two positions.
The TIOBE programming language of the year award goes to the language with the biggest annual popularity gain in the index, e.g., Go was the programming language of the year in 2016.[5]
Criteria
Maintainers specify that the TIOBE index is "not about the best programming language or the language in which most lines of code have been written",[6] but do claim that the number of web pages may reflect the number of skilled engineers, courses and jobs worldwide.
Pierre Carbonnelle challenges TIOBE's naming of Objective-C as the "programming language of the year" in 2012, arguing that there may be many Objective-C pages on the web, but they are rarely read. It proposes its own PYPL index instead, based on Google Trends data.[7] It shows popularity trends since 2004, worldwide and for 5 different countries.
Tim Bunce, author of the Perl DBI, has been critical of the index and its methods of ranking.[8]
References
- ^ "Contact information". TIOBE. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "About the company". TIOBE. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "TIOBE Programming Community Index Definition". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Kawamoto, Dawn (2016-08-23). "C Programming Language's Tiobe Rating Drops To Lowest Level". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ Kolakowski, Nick (2017-01-17). "Go: TIOBE's Programming Language of 2016". Insight. Dice. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ "TIOBE index for current month". TIOBE. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Bunce, Tim (2009-05-17). "TIOBE Index is being gamed". TimBunce.org. Retrieved 2011-08-08.