[fpc-other] Programming Language Index (tiobe index)

[Dimitri Smits]

----- "Florian Klaempfl" <florian op freepascal.org> schreef:

> Am 26.10.2010 14:50, schrieb Graeme Geldenhuys:
> > 
> > Top 20 languages for 2010 so far:
> >   http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
> > 
> > 
> > Hey, Delphi (aka Object Pascal) is 12th - that's not bad, though
> its
> > ranking is falling. :-(  But again, look at that spike back in 2005.
> Just
> > shows what new management can do.
> 
> What new management? CodeGear was announced by the beginning of 2006
> and
> Delphi was sold in 2008. However I admit, I cannot give any reason
> for
> the spike in 2004/2005. I noticed it already years ago and didn't
> find
> any reason so far. By the fall of 2004 Delphi 2005 was release, but
> why
> should it cause such a peak?

Between Delphi7 (1999/2000) and Delphi2005 there was Delphi 8. That was a .Net only Delphi and probably THE most crappy product Borland ever released. The news of a new win32 supporting compiler spurred a new wave of Delphi renewals. Almost everyone was disappointed afterwards until Delphi2007 became a somewhat decent successor again. That is was caused the spike. Most companies I know that have tried 2005 downgraded again to D7 (in fact, not officially through a downgrade program). Actually, some of them are STILL using D7 at this moment. (11 years old) 

kind regards,
Dimitri Smits