WhyPy? Understanding Trends Driving the Usage of Python
summary
RedMonk correlates GitHub activity and Stack Overflow discussion biannually since 2012 and shows Python ranked #3 historically with steady traction in web and data science. Notes include the library portability from R into Python, practical numbers from the ranking methodology, and real costs: dependency management pain and installer issues that block beginners. Performance and concurrency remain limits, notably the GIL limits concurrency, while ecosystem shifts favor typed languages, a statically typed surge in Go TypeScript and Rust that changes adoption tradeoffs.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 4:11Correlate Language Usage and Language Discussion
- 6:32Extensibility Story
- 11:05Extensibility
- 16:53Resurgence in Statically Typed Languages
- 17:28Choice
- 17:50Backwards Compatibility
- 18:33Alternative Language Choices
- 24:43What Types of Customers Does Redmonk Have and What Are the Most Important Insights That They'Re Getting out of Your Reports
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