I do agree, tiobe recepe to classify langage is opaque and not an image of how much it's really used.
I prefer checking github language classification. At least we have a real statistic of what languages are most used in opensource. JavaScript is by far the first one there.
For reference according to Wikipedia.
The [TIOBE] index is calculated from the number of search engine results for queries containing the name of the language.
Doesn't look to me like reliable source for langauge popularity or demand.
I do agree, tiobe recepe to classify langage is opaque and not an image of how much it's really used.
I prefer checking github language classification. At least we have a real statistic of what languages are most used in opensource. JavaScript is by far the first one there.
I think that most reliable would be checking Stack Overflow Survey or count of job offers. Depend if you look into usage or demand.
Thanks man!