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Comment by breakall | Hacker News Reader

Anyone else notice that when you add php, python, javascript, etc into the graph, all the terms trend down since 2004? Why is this?

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I don't know, but I'd be interested in conducting an experiment. Everyone on HN google "string split". My first and second results are for C#, which I program in my day job. JavaScript, which I also use, is 5th. However, Java is #3, and I don't use that at all.

I'm just wondering if it's possible to search for programming tips without even specifying your language any more, because Google knows us so well.

I mostly code in Python, JavaScript, and C.

When I search for "string split" while I'm logged in my Google Account, the first SERP returns these results:

    - 3 about Java;
    - 4 about C#;
    - 2 about JavaScript (towards the bottom);
    - 1 about Ruby.

When I'm logged out, I get the same exact results.

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