Diffusion of Innovation
Mark S. Miller (markm@caplet.com)
Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:19:06 -0700
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