Re: Language "ranking" based on posts to users groups

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From: John Long
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 19:14

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In article <4atme6$4ef@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>,
Igor Chudov <ichudov@espcbw.stat.ncsu.edu> wrote:
>IMHO, simple languages that are easy to learn and formalize do not
>generate as much traffic as languages with complex syntax, semantics,
>great nuber of rules and exceptions. 
>
So how do you explain Visual Basic being at the top of the list?

>So these numbers can actually indicate not "goodness" or even
>"aceptance" of a certain language, but rather its complexity to
>beginners.

I agree that the numbers don't reflect "goodness", but they must
represent acceptance, to some extent. I totally disagree that 
they represent complexity.

If anything, they represent "interest". I haven't touched Java yet,
but read here to learn about it.

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