The first column contains search terms that I used in Google searches, the second is the number of results, and the third shows the percentage of Perl's popularity.

Both Python and Java have gained on Perl since January 2000. I might consider switching to another language if this trend persists. 


Search Term                        # Results      % Perl's Popularity

perl programming "january 2000"     10,800        100
perl programming "january 2001"     13,800        100
perl programming "january 2002"     15,000        100
perl programming "january 2003"     18,500        100
perl programming "january 2004"     32,000        100

python programming "january 2000"    3,900         36.11
python programming "january 2001"    6,920         50.14
python programming "january 2002"    8,820         58.80
python programming "january 2003"   10,700         57.83
python programming "january 2004"   25,500         79.68

java programming "january 2000"     33,600        311.11
java programming "january 2001"     37,800        273.91
java programming "january 2002"     45,200        301.33
java programming "january 2003"     55,300        298.91
java programming "january 2004"    102,000        318.75

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