Diffusion of Innovation

[Mark S. Miller]

Seen on the eros-arch list:

Everett Rogers' book, _Diffusion of Innovation_, lists five attributes
that largely determine how fast an innovation diffuses.  They are
- relative advantage: it is very advantageous to its adopters.
- compatibility: it is compatible with the other things in the
   adopters' lives.
- trialability: it is easy for adopters to try, entailing little risk
   or up-front effort
- observability: it is easy for potential adopters to observe current
   adopters' experiences.
- simplicity: it is not complex, particularly from an adopter's point
   of view.

As programming languages go, how well does E stack up?  How well could it 
stack up?


         Cheers,
         --MarkM