Github has recently release a graph showing the changes in popularity of different programming languages on its platform from 2008-2015. Github is an online repository offering revision control and source code management on the web for its users. Most of the budding developers have been using Github over the years to host their project source codes. Looking at Github’s popularity, various coding boot-camps and academies are now using this graph to decide on their course curriculum.
The graph helps us to understand the various languages which have been on Github since 2008 and their changing trends. We can see that, Ruby and JavaScript have been amongst the top since 2008, with JavaScript still ruling the charts. Also, we can see that the languages like Perl and Objective-C have become extinct on this platform over the last few years, while CSS and C# have gained their place on the chart. Java has also gained a lot of popularity of Github, starting at 7Th position in 2008 to becoming the second most popular language by 2015.
The graph, in my opinion, is very informative and can be a helpful resource for its audience. It is simple, easy to understand and very clear in its claim. Students who want to learn a programming language with the end goal of securing a good job can use this graph to choose amongst the top few languages.
The only problem that I have with this chart is that it includes the programming languages that did not go anywhere. I think it should have just only included the top ten languages in 2015 and map their popularity throughout the years.
An interesting way to visualize. I liked the usage of line for time period representation.