Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
Re: how many active IDL users are there?
Mark Quigley writes: > Just wondering. Does anyone have any IDL how many people currently use > IDL? I've sold something on the order of 5000 books. So, maybe 25000-50000 users? Just a guess. Half of whatever the marketing folks tell you. :-) Cheers, David P.S. I do think the number of *active* IDL users has been dropping precipitously in recent years. Changes in IDL 8 is likely to stem this tide, and if an emphasis on user needs continues, maybe it can even be reversed. -- David Fanning, Ph.D. Fanning Software Consulting, Inc. Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/ Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")