According to Jansen, the programming language landscape is experiencing significant consolidation, as reflected by the fact that the top 20 languages account for 83.56% of the market—much higher than the typical figure of around 75%. This trend indicates a market that favors established technologies over newer, untested innovations. The Tiobe index measures popularity through various indicators, while the Pypl index uses the frequency of tutorial searches as a metric for language popularity.
"The top 20 languages currently cover 83.56% of the total market," he said. This is a very high number; it usually is around 75%."
"This means that the market is a bit defensive, preferring proven technology to trying out new technologies."
"The Tiobe index gauges programming language popularity by assessing the number of skilled engineers worldwide, courses, and third-party vendors pertinent to a language."
"The alternative Pypl Popularity of Programming Language Index assesses language popularity based on how often language tutorials are searched on in Google."
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