Most popular programming languages on Stack Overflow since Sept 2008 [video]

Questions on StackOverflow might occur in bursts, after a release or a major project goes public. So statistics on the number of questions doesn't quite relate to 'interest' or 'industry usage', but more like 'churn'?

Also SQL lost traction, but a dedicated SE took off in the meantime (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dba.stackexchange.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dba.stackexchange.com</a>).<p>Stats should be aggregated at the whole SE level not only SO.

I&#x27;d really prefer stuff like this be in more of a slideshow format so I can easily go between time points and compare without having to scrub around the video and press pause&#x2F;play, memorize what i&#x27;m looking at, then scrub around for another time point, etc., but I guess a video is sexier.

Interesting but important to keep in mind that as languages mature fewer questions need to be asked.

JavaScript is trending up because it is more confusing than ever. Even angular before version 2 is so different from version after that

My own takeaways from this:<p>1. Old techs is been replaced by the newer and finer ones<p>2. Profitability effects the tend of languages<p>3. Easy (to use) is important<p>4. One single simple idea (Nodejs for example) can change the landscape so much

Does this include questions that were quickly downvoted? You get a lot of people asking things they could have found with a search, and those get downvoted quite fast.