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Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
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Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#22'Ruby on Rails'? Who has time to type three words into the search box?
Compare 'rails' with 'node.js' and you see a different picture: http://www.google.com/trends/?q=rails,+node.js&ctab=0...
'node.js' has less than 15% the search volume of 'rails'.
Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#23I am not sure whether this is a good thing for node.js or not. Because I only search google if I encounter an error or something that documentation is not clear on. The search ratio for Rails is quite understandable because of its user base, more users, more installations, more problems - especially regarding gem version clashes. But this early search spike in node.js does not compel me to it, at all. I thought "hmm,…
As a JavaScript user, when I have a problem to solve, I make a search with "JavaScript" in the query. This contributes to the popularity of the word. It could be the same for Node.js or ROR. @chewbranca: the word "rails" has a more generic meaning than Ruby on rails and may be included in many more queries.
Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#24This graph is biased by the fact that you're searching 3 words versus one. I personally qualify searches with "rails" throughout the day, but hardly ever actually search "ruby on rails". I imagine most other rails devs do as well, so this graph is missing a substantial amount of rails traffic.
Agreed. But to be fair one would have to do the same for Node: add "node" and "nodejs". It'd be tough though, since like "rails" there are multiple contexts the words can be used. This is just one milestone; not meant as an exact comparison.
Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#25Search popularity (especially on Google Trends) does not necessarily mean that a technology is trending, or that its adoption is increasing. Take a look at this comparison for the terms "ruby", "python", and "javascript": http://www.google.com/trends/?q=python,+ruby,+javascript From the graph, it appears that JavaScript's popularity is fading; I'd say that it has never been higher than in these recent years.
Anyone else notice that when you add php, python, javascript, etc into the graph, all the terms trend down since 2004? Why is this?
Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#26'Ruby on Rails'? Who has time to type three words into the search box? Compare 'rails' with 'node.js' and you see a different picture: http://www.google.com/trends/?q=rails,+node.js&ctab=0... 'node.js' has less than 15% the search volume of 'rails'.
To be fair you'd have to compare "node" and "rails", which is almost entirely contaminated by out-of-context results.
Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#27Totally not true.
Look at the scale. ROR is on scale of 1 and Node.js scale is 0.08.
Node.js is searched 0.08 times ROR indicating ROR is 12 times more popular still.
Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#28Totally not true. Look at the scale. ROR is on scale of 1 and Node.js scale is 0.08. Node.js is searched 0.08 times ROR indicating ROR is 12 times more popular still.
That's some ROFLscale right there!
Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#29Search popularity (especially on Google Trends) does not necessarily mean that a technology is trending, or that its adoption is increasing. Take a look at this comparison for the terms "ruby", "python", and "javascript": http://www.google.com/trends/?q=python,+ruby,+javascript From the graph, it appears that JavaScript's popularity is fading; I'd say that it has never been higher than in these recent years.
Anyone else notice that when you add php, python, javascript, etc into the graph, all the terms trend down since 2004? Why is this?
I don't know, but I'd be interested in conducting an experiment. Everyone on HN google "string split". My first and second results are for C#, which I program in my day job. JavaScript, which I also use, is 5th. However, Java is #3, and I don't use that at all.
I'm just wondering if it's possible to search for programming tips without even specifying your language any more, because Google knows us so well.
Re: Node.js to pass Ruby on Rails in search popularity
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Anyone else notice that when you add php, python, javascript, etc into the graph, all the terms trend down since 2004? Why is this?
I don't know, but I'd be interested in conducting an experiment. Everyone on HN google "string split". My first and second results are for C#, which I program in my day job. JavaScript, which I also use, is 5th. However, Java is #3, and I don't use that at all. I'm just wondering if it's possible to search for programming tips without even specifying your language any more, because Google knows us so well.
I mostly code in Python, JavaScript, and C.
When I search for "string split" while I'm logged in my Google Account, the first SERP returns these results:
- 3 about Java;
- 4 about C#;
- 2 about JavaScript (towards the bottom);
- 1 about Ruby.