The Google Trends of 4 Web Frameworks Between 2005-2018:\nRuby on Rails, NodeJS, Python Flask, Java Spring.

Discussion

Web development technologies change quickly in the recent decade. This visualisation displays the popularity change of 4 web frameworks. I scraped the data from Google Trends website. And here I choose the original colour of each web framework logo as the colours of time series. 

When we look at this chart, we would easily find all web frameworks are becoming more popular than the past, except Ruby on Rails.  Before 2005, Java was the mainstream way to build websites. When Web 2.0 SNS time came, people demanded an easy full-stack way to build the websites quickly. Ruby on Rails became popular due to its  Convention over Configuration principle and the dynamic of Ruby programming language. Between 2007 and 2010, people find the shortcoming of Ruby on Rails is hard to maintain when the business and websites grow, and also the poor performance. After 2011, the market demanded more complicated frontend technology to provide more complex user experience, NodeJS came to solve this problem, and NodeJS also improved remarkable IO performance. As the internet was developing, companies got much more and more data. Python grew because of its rich data processing ecosystem, and also benefits one of its popular web framework called Flask. At the last, Java Spring always stays at the top list, because it's supported by many big companies.

Query Trend - Java Spring - United States.csv

Category: All categories

Month,Java Spring: (United States)
2004-01,16
2004-02,6
2004-03,16
2004-04,15
2004-05,17
2004-06,17
2004-07,38
2004-08,32
2004-09,40
2004-10,41
2004-11,27
2004-12,38
2005-01,29
2005-02,38
2005-03,37
2005-04,39
2005-05,43
2005-06,42
2005-07,66
2005-08,70
2005-09,57
2005-10,43
2005-11,68
2005-12,45
2006-01,52
2006-02,79
2006-03,54
2006-04,56
2006-05,48
2006-06,42
2006-07,49
2006-08,54
2006-09,44
2006-10,56
2006-11,45
2006-12,41
2007-01,43
2007-02,41
2007-03,49
2007-04,45
2007-05,55
2007-06,54
2007-07,40
2007-08,54
2007-09,51
2007-10,58
2007-11,52
2007-12,52
2008-01,53
2008-02,56
2008-03,60
2008-04,60
2008-05,62
2008-06,60
2008-07,55
2008-08,52
2008-09,59
2008-10,61
2008-11,46
2008-12,43
2009-01,45
2009-02,54
2009-03,50
2009-04,57
2009-05,56
2009-06,55
2009-07,66
2009-08,59
2009-09,49
2009-10,62
2009-11,47
2009-12,47
2010-01,57
2010-02,63
2010-03,64
2010-04,61
2010-05,61
2010-06,68
2010-07,68
2010-08,51
2010-09,57
2010-10,53
2010-11,51
2010-12,47
2011-01,48
2011-02,56
2011-03,62
2011-04,55
2011-05,52
2011-06,59
2011-07,53
2011-08,54
2011-09,58
2011-10,57
2011-11,43
2011-12,43
2012-01,55
2012-02,58
2012-03,58
2012-04,53
2012-05,48
2012-06,57
2012-07,54
2012-08,55
2012-09,49
2012-10,50
2012-11,48
2012-12,40
2013-01,54
2013-02,64
2013-03,66
2013-04,56
2013-05,61
2013-06,51
2013-07,59
2013-08,54
2013-09,55
2013-10,62
2013-11,55
2013-12,52
2014-01,60
2014-02,65
2014-03,64
2014-04,65
2014-05,61
2014-06,74
2014-07,66
2014-08,68
2014-09,71
2014-10,70
2014-11,63
2014-12,60
2015-01,70
2015-02,73
2015-03,86
2015-04,80
2015-05,77
2015-06,86
2015-07,91
2015-08,84
2015-09,82
2015-10,87
2015-11,68
2015-12,73
2016-01,61
2016-02,77
2016-03,79
2016-04,74
2016-05,70
2016-06,74
2016-07,68
2016-08,70
2016-09,63
2016-10,65
2016-11,69
2016-12,67
2017-01,75
2017-02,81
2017-03,91
2017-04,90
2017-05,82
2017-06,91
2017-07,85
2017-08,92
2017-09,86
2017-10,81
2017-11,81
2017-12,67
2018-01,78
2018-02,91
2018-03,100
2018-04,96
2018-05,98
2018-06,58

Query Trend - NodeJS - United States.csv

Category: All categories

Month,NodeJS: (United States)
2004-01,0
2004-02,0
2004-03,0
2004-04,0
2004-05,0
2004-06,0
2004-07,0
2004-08,0
2004-09,0
2004-10,0
2004-11,0
2004-12,0
2005-01,0
2005-02,0
2005-03,0
2005-04,0
2005-05,0
2005-06,0
2005-07,0
2005-08,0
2005-09,0
2005-10,0
2005-11,0
2005-12,0
2006-01,0
2006-02,0
2006-03,0
2006-04,0
2006-05,0
2006-06,0
2006-07,0
2006-08,0
2006-09,0
2006-10,0
2006-11,0
2006-12,0
2007-01,0
2007-02,0
2007-03,0
2007-04,0
2007-05,0
2007-06,0
2007-07,0
2007-08,0
2007-09,0
2007-10,0
2007-11,0
2007-12,0
2008-01,0
2008-02,0
2008-03,0
2008-04,0
2008-05,0
2008-06,0
2008-07,0
2008-08,0
2008-09,0
2008-10,0
2008-11,0
2008-12,0
2009-01,0
2009-02,0
2009-03,0
2009-04,0
2009-05,0
2009-06,0
2009-07,0
2009-08,0
2009-09,<1
2009-10,0
2009-11,1
2009-12,1
2010-01,1
2010-02,2
2010-03,1
2010-04,2
2010-05,2
2010-06,3
2010-07,4
2010-08,3
2010-09,5
2010-10,5
2010-11,5
2010-12,5
2011-01,7
2011-02,10
2011-03,12
2011-04,12
2011-05,14
2011-06,18
2011-07,13
2011-08,17
2011-09,18
2011-10,20
2011-11,21
2011-12,20
2012-01,28
2012-02,27
2012-03,25
2012-04,26
2012-05,26
2012-06,24
2012-07,26
2012-08,27
2012-09,28
2012-10,27
2012-11,24
2012-12,25
2013-01,27
2013-02,29
2013-03,29
2013-04,34
2013-05,33
2013-06,32
2013-07,39
2013-08,38
2013-09,36
2013-10,43
2013-11,46
2013-12,42
2014-01,46
2014-02,48
2014-03,52
2014-04,55
2014-05,57
2014-06,57
2014-07,57
2014-08,58
2014-09,54
2014-10,55
2014-11,59
2014-12,54
2015-01,53
2015-02,59
2015-03,67
2015-04,64
2015-05,67
2015-06,71
2015-07,76
2015-08,76
2015-09,83
2015-10,78
2015-11,66
2015-12,83
2016-01,73
2016-02,85
2016-03,89
2016-04,83
2016-05,87
2016-06,89
2016-07,80
2016-08,78
2016-09,76
2016-10,77
2016-11,82
2016-12,82
2017-01,83
2017-02,96
2017-03,98
2017-04,98
2017-05,91
2017-06,99
2017-07,93
2017-08,94
2017-09,86
2017-10,88
2017-11,86
2017-12,76
2018-01,88
2018-02,95
2018-03,97
2018-04,100
2018-05,97
2018-06,68

Query Trend - Python Flask - United States.csv

Category: All categories

Month,Python Flask: (United States)
2004-01,0
2004-02,0
2004-03,0
2004-04,0
2004-05,0
2004-06,0
2004-07,0
2004-08,0
2004-09,0
2004-10,0
2004-11,0
2004-12,0
2005-01,0
2005-02,0
2005-03,0
2005-04,0
2005-05,0
2005-06,0
2005-07,0
2005-08,0
2005-09,0
2005-10,0
2005-11,0
2005-12,0
2006-01,0
2006-02,0
2006-03,0
2006-04,0
2006-05,0
2006-06,0
2006-07,0
2006-08,0
2006-09,0
2006-10,0
2006-11,0
2006-12,0
2007-01,0
2007-02,0
2007-03,0
2007-04,0
2007-05,0
2007-06,0
2007-07,0
2007-08,0
2007-09,0
2007-10,0
2007-11,0
2007-12,0
2008-01,0
2008-02,0
2008-03,0
2008-04,0
2008-05,0
2008-06,0
2008-07,0
2008-08,0
2008-09,0
2008-10,0
2008-11,0
2008-12,0
2009-01,0
2009-02,0
2009-03,0
2009-04,0
2009-05,0
2009-06,0
2009-07,0
2009-08,0
2009-09,0
2009-10,0
2009-11,0
2009-12,0
2010-01,1
2010-02,0
2010-03,0
2010-04,3
2010-05,1
2010-06,0
2010-07,1
2010-08,2
2010-09,4
2010-10,3
2010-11,3
2010-12,3
2011-01,5
2011-02,8
2011-03,8
2011-04,4
2011-05,5
2011-06,7
2011-07,7
2011-08,7
2011-09,10
2011-10,11
2011-11,9
2011-12,10
2012-01,9
2012-02,14
2012-03,16
2012-04,13
2012-05,13
2012-06,17
2012-07,19
2012-08,19
2012-09,13
2012-10,17
2012-11,17
2012-12,16
2013-01,19
2013-02,22
2013-03,22
2013-04,18
2013-05,24
2013-06,28
2013-07,24
2013-08,26
2013-09,26
2013-10,30
2013-11,35
2013-12,28
2014-01,29
2014-02,33
2014-03,40
2014-04,39
2014-05,37
2014-06,36
2014-07,38
2014-08,41
2014-09,40
2014-10,36
2014-11,37
2014-12,36
2015-01,39
2015-02,43
2015-03,43
2015-04,40
2015-05,46
2015-06,51
2015-07,56
2015-08,45
2015-09,53
2015-10,52
2015-11,50
2015-12,51
2016-01,49
2016-02,61
2016-03,59
2016-04,59
2016-05,61
2016-06,63
2016-07,62
2016-08,59
2016-09,54
2016-10,59
2016-11,78
2016-12,63
2017-01,65
2017-02,82
2017-03,83
2017-04,77
2017-05,81
2017-06,92
2017-07,78
2017-08,78
2017-09,83
2017-10,81
2017-11,87
2017-12,71
2018-01,81
2018-02,91
2018-03,94
2018-04,100
2018-05,91
2018-06,80

Query Trend - Ruby on Rails - United States.csv

Category: All categories

Month,Ruby on Rails: (United States)
2004-01,0
2004-02,0
2004-03,0
2004-04,0
2004-05,1
2004-06,0
2004-07,1
2004-08,0
2004-09,2
2004-10,1
2004-11,1
2004-12,3
2005-01,5
2005-02,14
2005-03,13
2005-04,17
2005-05,22
2005-06,37
2005-07,36
2005-08,54
2005-09,43
2005-10,74
2005-11,73
2005-12,83
2006-01,79
2006-02,82
2006-03,100
2006-04,95
2006-05,94
2006-06,86
2006-07,86
2006-08,83
2006-09,86
2006-10,79
2006-11,64
2006-12,65
2007-01,74
2007-02,77
2007-03,77
2007-04,66
2007-05,84
2007-06,76
2007-07,76
2007-08,80
2007-09,67
2007-10,67
2007-11,71
2007-12,66
2008-01,70
2008-02,62
2008-03,61
2008-04,61
2008-05,55
2008-06,56
2008-07,51
2008-08,48
2008-09,49
2008-10,39
2008-11,45
2008-12,38
2009-01,41
2009-02,45
2009-03,47
2009-04,46
2009-05,41
2009-06,40
2009-07,39
2009-08,42
2009-09,42
2009-10,37
2009-11,34
2009-12,35
2010-01,33
2010-02,37
2010-03,33
2010-04,37
2010-05,34
2010-06,35
2010-07,27
2010-08,27
2010-09,28
2010-10,31
2010-11,29
2010-12,31
2011-01,33
2011-02,33
2011-03,34
2011-04,32
2011-05,34
2011-06,36
2011-07,30
2011-08,31
2011-09,32
2011-10,31
2011-11,28
2011-12,25
2012-01,26
2012-02,31
2012-03,28
2012-04,30
2012-05,31
2012-06,32
2012-07,30
2012-08,26
2012-09,26
2012-10,24
2012-11,25
2012-12,23
2013-01,30
2013-02,29
2013-03,28
2013-04,31
2013-05,29
2013-06,30
2013-07,28
2013-08,26
2013-09,25
2013-10,26
2013-11,24
2013-12,23
2014-01,27
2014-02,26
2014-03,27
2014-04,26
2014-05,27
2014-06,26
2014-07,26
2014-08,33
2014-09,25
2014-10,23
2014-11,25
2014-12,24
2015-01,23
2015-02,25
2015-03,25
2015-04,24
2015-05,23
2015-06,24
2015-07,24
2015-08,23
2015-09,23
2015-10,21
2015-11,21
2015-12,18
2016-01,20
2016-02,20
2016-03,20
2016-04,18
2016-05,18
2016-06,18
2016-07,14
2016-08,16
2016-09,13
2016-10,16
2016-11,15
2016-12,16
2017-01,16
2017-02,17
2017-03,15
2017-04,17
2017-05,16
2017-06,15
2017-07,15
2017-08,15
2017-09,13
2017-10,13
2017-11,13
2017-12,11
2018-01,11
2018-02,11
2018-03,12
2018-04,13
2018-05,12
2018-06,8

Region and Domain.md

• United States
• Web Development, Technology

Research Question

How have the Google Trends represent the popularity change of web framework over the recent decade?