Although less frequently now, cccasionally we are still asked about our choice of Java as the language we used to create DataRush. There were many reasons, all valid, but my initial response when I heard the question was why not Java? I had not understood how much market perception still existed around the original impressions from a decade ago -- Java is slow, is big, is constraining. But those who are actively writing applications today are clear on the reality of Java today. We were recently told that in one of our most interesting arenas, financial services, over 50% of new applications are being developed in Java, for example. But the topic still comes up, and I was pleased to be pointed to this link showing the top 10 languages over time.

The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses and third party vendors. The popular search engines Google, MSN, Yahoo!, and YouTube are used to calculate the ratings.