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TIOBE Declares Python the Programming Language of 2007

Posted by timothy on from the welcome-to-the-annual-proggie-awards dept.

The TIOBE Programming Community Index has declared Python as the Programming Language of 2007 due to a 58% surge in its popularity rating during the year, making it now the sixth most popular programming language and finally surpassing Perl. They also assert that Python has become the "defacto glue language," being "especially beloved by system administrators and build managers."

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  1. Your flying! How? by slyn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Two oblig python links:

    Python @ xkcd

    and

    Python @ Bash.org

    HHSSSHSHSSS

  2. Re:Hmmm by reSonans · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm hate python.

    Man, you take this stuff seriously. Changing your name is hardcore.

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  3. Re:Bout Time by krog · · Score: 4, Funny

    as is every fucking variable, subroutine name, and pun in every Python program, site and text

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