the problem with this is it's opinions of the creator, presented as imperial fact - as if it's actually representative.
This is dangerous, because people who are easily mislead will see this and become java developers - or hire only .net developers, because they saw that graph.
I've browsed around - every one of these graphs is completely irrational, tells nothing substantive, or are misleading at the least. There are some truths scattered about, but by and large it's largely nonsense.
Graphs tell a story - and every one of those stories is either entirely made up, or has some pretty disputable results.
there IS a story to tell, but it takes more than a graph to tell it. There's a lot of "it depends"
I don't mean to gutpunch the author. I strongly disagree with this project - but commend the effort. the design is clear and straightforward, and it's another project shipped. That's certainly worth something.
edit:
from the related writeup:
> What makes this visualisation so attractive, is that it provides you with a
starting point for understanding and exploring a certain market and it’s key technologies.
> That information can help you decide whether to either invest your time and money into an emerging technology, or wait for the hype to pass.
this is exactly the kind of takeaways you should not be making from these graphs.
This is dangerous, because people who are easily mislead will see this and become java developers - or hire only .net developers, because they saw that graph.
I've browsed around - every one of these graphs is completely irrational, tells nothing substantive, or are misleading at the least. There are some truths scattered about, but by and large it's largely nonsense.
Graphs tell a story - and every one of those stories is either entirely made up, or has some pretty disputable results.
there IS a story to tell, but it takes more than a graph to tell it. There's a lot of "it depends"
I don't mean to gutpunch the author. I strongly disagree with this project - but commend the effort. the design is clear and straightforward, and it's another project shipped. That's certainly worth something.
edit:
from the related writeup:
> What makes this visualisation so attractive, is that it provides you with a starting point for understanding and exploring a certain market and it’s key technologies.
> That information can help you decide whether to either invest your time and money into an emerging technology, or wait for the hype to pass.
this is exactly the kind of takeaways you should not be making from these graphs.