Which IDE Dominates the Market? Insights from the PYPL Top IDE Index

After reviewing many programming language rankings, this article looks at IDEs. According to the PYPL index, the three most searched IDEs in August were Visual Studio, Eclipse, and Android Studio.

The PYPL index, based on Google Trends data, generates a "Top IDE Index" by analyzing the frequency of IDE searches on Google; higher search volume is considered an indicator of popularity.

However, it should be noted that search frequency does not necessarily reflect user preference, and the most searched IDEs are not guaranteed to be the most liked.

Note: the trend is compared with August of the previous year.

Full ranking can be viewed at: http://pypl.github.io/IDE.html

Scrolling down the ranking page reveals a chart showing IDE trend comparisons. By default it displays the top three, but users can select other comparisons.

Given that this information may differ by region, here are a few follow‑up questions:

0. Which IDE is your primary tool?

1. If you have used multiple IDEs for the same programming language, which ones have you used?

2. Based on the previous question, what motivated you to switch IDEs?

Author: Open Source China Source: www.oschina.net/news/87850/2017-aug-pypl-top-ide-index