Comments on: If C# is Declining, Do We Need Mono Anymore? http://techrights.org/2009/07/27/c-sharp-is-declining/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: zatoichi http://techrights.org/2009/07/27/c-sharp-is-declining/comment-page-1/#comment-71447 zatoichi Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:54:01 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=15565#comment-71447 This is extremely silly, Roy. The graph clearly shows that a) virtually all categories are down and b) C# book are the single best-selling language category. By this reasoning, we "don't need" perl, MySQL or python any more. This is extremely silly, Roy. The graph clearly shows that a) virtually all categories are down and b) C# book are the single best-selling language category. By this reasoning, we “don’t need” perl, MySQL or python any more.

]]> By: sabayon.user http://techrights.org/2009/07/27/c-sharp-is-declining/comment-page-1/#comment-71445 sabayon.user Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:44:40 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=15565#comment-71445 OK, let me see if commenting this way will prevent my account from being summarily deleted. Hello dear sir. I noticed you used the phrase "C# is not catching on" and pointed to a blog with a graphic that shows said language to be still the best-selling among all the others, despite a decline. With all due respect, isn't this a rather specious argument to make? Also, the data shown on those graphs point to a generalized decline in the sales of computer books with few exceptions like Objective-C or ActionScript. May I ask if it would be valid for someone to make the case that Python or Java are declining (clearly shown there) and declare them irrelevant because of this? And finally, if I may be so bold, if I had pointed to this chart to make the point that C# was very popular, would it have been accepted, considering it's also being used as proof of the fact that it is allegedly becoming irrelevant? Thank you for your valuable time! OK, let me see if commenting this way will prevent my account from being summarily deleted.

Hello dear sir. I noticed you used the phrase “C# is not catching on” and pointed to a blog with a graphic that shows said language to be still the best-selling among all the others, despite a decline. With all due respect, isn’t this a rather specious argument to make?

Also, the data shown on those graphs point to a generalized decline in the sales of computer books with few exceptions like Objective-C or ActionScript. May I ask if it would be valid for someone to make the case that Python or Java are declining (clearly shown there) and declare them irrelevant because of this?

And finally, if I may be so bold, if I had pointed to this chart to make the point that C# was very popular, would it have been accepted, considering it’s also being used as proof of the fact that it is allegedly becoming irrelevant?

Thank you for your valuable time!

]]> By: jeff_small http://techrights.org/2009/07/27/c-sharp-is-declining/comment-page-1/#comment-71442 jeff_small Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:13:22 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=15565#comment-71442 Your stats are awfully slanted. While C# is declining, as noted by O'Reilly, it is still one of the biggest sellers. I am neutral on your points that Mono is a problem, but when making a statement, you should probably include all the relevant facts. Your stats are awfully slanted. While C# is declining, as noted by O’Reilly, it is still one of the biggest sellers. I am neutral on your points that Mono is a problem, but when making a statement, you should probably include all the relevant facts.

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