This graph was passed around at work today. Although the number of postings about ruby is low, the relative (growth) is amazingly high.
What do you think?
Edit: My own take a few years back - http://jobalytics.tamersalama.com/
Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
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Re: Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
#2Regional searches show less of a steady upward trend: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby+boston,+ruby+%22san+f...
Re: Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
#3Based on this other URL:
http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+drupal&l=
and some clicking back and forth between the "Absolute" and "Relative" scales... I don't know what to think. The "Relative" numbers make no sense, so I wouldn't trust them for any purpose whatsoever. "Percentage growth: 375000?" I wish I could erase those graphs from my mind lest my subconscious be tainted by the memory of a single pixel.
Someone needs some unit tests, or perhaps a math teacher.
Re: Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
#4That trend is relative. Here it is in absolute terms:
http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby,+java,+python,+perl&#...
Ruby started out with hardly any postings, so its relative growth is astronomical.
Re: Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
#5Based on this other URL: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+drupal&l= and some clicking back and forth between the "Absolute" and "Relative" scales... I don't know what to think. The "Relative" numbers make no sense, so I wouldn't trust them for any purpose whatsoever. "Percentage growth: 375000?" I wish I could erase those graphs from my mind lest my subconscious be tainted by the memory of a single pixel. So…
:) well spotted
Re: Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
#6My own take a few years back - http://jobalytics.tamersalama.com/
Re: Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
#7Based on this other URL: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+drupal&l= and some clicking back and forth between the "Absolute" and "Relative" scales... I don't know what to think. The "Relative" numbers make no sense, so I wouldn't trust them for any purpose whatsoever. "Percentage growth: 375000?" I wish I could erase those graphs from my mind lest my subconscious be tainted by the memory of a single pixel. So…
Example: at the beginning of the time period there was 1 Drupal posting, and now there are 3751. Each increase of 1 represents an additional 100% growth over the original, so you have 3750 * 100% = 375,000% growth.
A poor way to measure rapid growth, but that seems to be their system.
Re: Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
#8Based on this other URL: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+drupal&l= and some clicking back and forth between the "Absolute" and "Relative" scales... I don't know what to think. The "Relative" numbers make no sense, so I wouldn't trust them for any purpose whatsoever. "Percentage growth: 375000?" I wish I could erase those graphs from my mind lest my subconscious be tainted by the memory of a single pixel. So…
and why does Django look massive here:
http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+java%2C+python%2C+...
but not here:
http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+django&l=
?
Re: Ask HN: Indeed 'Ruby' trends - what do you think?
#9Based on this other URL: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+drupal&l= and some clicking back and forth between the "Absolute" and "Relative" scales... I don't know what to think. The "Relative" numbers make no sense, so I wouldn't trust them for any purpose whatsoever. "Percentage growth: 375000?" I wish I could erase those graphs from my mind lest my subconscious be tainted by the memory of a single pixel. So…
and why does Django look massive here: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+java%2C+python%2C+... but not here: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=ruby%2C+django&l= ?
One is absolute and one is relative.