TIOBE Declares Python the Programming Language of 2007

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."

Comments

Re:Maybe we will see more Web

[Scarblac]

Currently Django, Turbogears and Pylons are all hot. Great web frameworks are there, start using them :-)

Re:Hmmm

[mysqlrocks]

Not being aware of the general criticisms of their chosen tools is another. (Which, if you're not a troll, you've proven my point.)

I'm not a troll, just wondering why there's so much bashing of PHP on Slashdot. I am aware of many of the criticisms of PHP. One of them you mentioned:

However, one of the biggest complaints about PHP programmers is that they're oblivious to a lot of important aspects of programing.

You'll see that I partly addressed that criticism with my "Zend is working hard to increase the level of professionalism of the PHP community" statement. I'm not going to go into a full length defense of PHP but if you are looking for such a defense I would suggest 10 PHP Myths Dispelled. I am not a PHP zealot, I just have a lot of experience with it and would prefer to build web applications using PHP over the alternatives that I've tried (Java/JSP, ASP.NET). I can't compare it to RoR or Python since I have tried neither. I've read about both and have seen nothing compelling to make me consider switching. I'm quite productive developing in PHP and am quite aware of both it's advantages and criticisms.

Re:Maybe we will see more Web

[SkelVA]

Perhaps you learned something the first time you solved the problem which helps you solve the same problem quicker the second time?

That would definitely effect any re-implementation I had to do. I probably didn't make myself clear, but the efficiency was gained on 100% new code adding a new set of basically standalone features (A quizzing module added to a document control system). Of course, the efficiency gain was over my estimates, and they're subject to the accuracy of my initial estimates. I've been using the trac timing and estimation plugin to track my estimations over this project though, and they've been pretty dead-on (especially the last couple months).

When I go back and do re-implementation of features already present in PHP, I should only expect big gains coming from being able to just port code instead of design. I would really like to see more empirical evidence on the topic myself, but all I have to go on is my personal data.

Re:TIOBE?

[Jugalator]

It is short for The Importance of Being Earnest, and this is also shown on their company profile page.

The name TIOBE stands for "The Importance Of Being Earnest". This is also the name of a comedy play written by Oscar Wilde at the end of the Nineteenth Century. By choosing this name, the founders of TIOBE Software emphasize their sincere and professional attitude towards customers, suppliers and colleagues.