Re: Java (again) dominates Amazon.com sales rankings for Programming Books

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From: William Ryan eMVP (bill_at_NoSp4m.devbuzz.com)
Date: 02/26/04

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    Hi asj:
    "asj" <asj@blueboard.com> wrote in message
    news:2bfb3b97.0402250759.25a9f802@posting.google.com...
    > From:
    http://www.jroller.com/page/kalimantan/20040225#java_again_dominates_amazon_com
    >
    > Awhiles back, I used Amazon.com's bestseller entries to gauge interest
    > in particular programming platforms:
    >
    http://www.jroller.com/page/kalimantan/20030916#java_books_make_strong_showing
    >
    > The last time I did that, In September 2003, Java had an extremely
    > strong showing and bested all other specific languages (although the
    > top spot was occupied by C++):
    > http://www.blueboard.com/phone/amazon.htm
    >
    > Here's another updated look at the list, and again Java dominates the
    > list, with smatterings of C++, Perl, Python, and C. There was not one
    > single C# book in the entire top 25, nor any Visual Basic books:
    > http://www.blueboard.com/phone/amazon_2004_2_25.htm
    >
    > #3 : Sun Certified Programmer & Developer for Java 2 Study Guide (Exam
    > 310-035 & 310-027)
    > #15: Head First EJB
    > #19: Head First Java
    > #22: Java How to Program, Fifth Edition
    >
    > All I can say is, keep on BUYING them Java books! Heheheh....

    Thanks for the links, but I think there's a little more to this.

    1) First off, C# and VB.NET are the newest languages of the ones you
    mention...and adoption is far from hitting an apex.
    2) Amazon isn't the only place people buy books. If it were, then the NY
    Times bestseller list wouldn't be mentioned more than Amazon's.
    3) There's tremendous documentation within VS.NET and tons after tons after
    tons of Articles, Walkthroughs etc. While the same is true for most of the
    languages you mention, everything is wrapped up very cleanly for you and one
    could get pretty far in C#/VB.NET on the documentation alone.

    And pardon the bravado, but don't real programmers know more than one or two
    languages and don't they know more than one OS? With that said, why does
    your original point matter at all?

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