ASP.NET and JSP show a declining trend

A quick glance at the Google Insights for Search for keywords like ‘ASP.NET’ and ‘JSP’ shows a markedly declining trend. If you add keywords for other web development technologies like ‘PHP’, ‘Perl’ or ‘Ruby’; a similar pattern is observed.

Looking at the data in the graph, it appears that these keywords are now being used less and less often in the searches.

Is it because less people are looking to learn web development?

One  reason for this loss of interest may be that it is now very easy for anyone looking to have his own website to use a blogging solution like WordPress or Blogger. There is no need to learn web development to have your own website. These solutions make it very easy to use your own domain name for your own blog. The rapid spurt in the spread of blogs all across the net for users who do not have even basic knowledge about web development can be one reason attributable to a general decline in the interest for learning new web development technologies.

Following is a snapshot of the interest for the keyword ‘blog’ in the user searches:

The rising trend started in the same year in which the declining trend started for many web development technologies.

Can this be the cause of the decline in the interest of users for keywords like ‘ASP.NET’ and ‘JSP’?

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