programming languages (etc) "web popularity" fun

[Peter Hansen]

Peter Otten wrote:
> 
> Peter Hansen wrote:
> 
> > Dang Griffith wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:53:17 -0000, claird at lairds.com (Cameron Laird)
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Note, too, that the Python one hasn't been on the street
> >> >as long as some of the others.  It's reasonable to specu-
> >> >late that the ratios haven't equilibrated yet.
> >>
> >> Not sure I understand your comment.
> >> Python predates Java.
> >>    --dang
> >
> > I'm sure Cameron is quite aware of that, and yet your comment
> > does nothing to invalidate his statement.  Surely you can accept
> > that "Python hasn't been on the street as long as *some* of
> > the others" (emphasis added), can't you?
> >
> > -Peter
> 
> The point is, "the Python one" does refer to "Python in a Nutshell".
> Are there any Nutshell books that came out after March 2003?

But while Python predates Java, the Nutshell book for it is 
extremely recent, while the Java one is very old.

I'm confused now, and I don't know which of us is arguing in favor
of which position...  <sigh>.  Too little sleep I think. :-(

-Peter