The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block—Carbon.

Even the NSA has recently told developers to think about switching from C and C++ to a memory safe programming language such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust, and Swift.

The vaunted C++ programming language, which overtook Java last month in the monthly Tiobe Index of language popularity, was the index’s biggest gainer in 2022, Tiobe announced this week. C++ ...

C++ is "doing very well", Tiobe CEO Paul Jansen, says in the company's September 2020 index for the world's most popular programming languages. C++ currently ranks fourth, behind C, Java, and ...

As of September 2020, C++ is the fourth most popular programming language globally behind C, Java and Python, and – according to the latest TIOBE index – is also the fastest growing.

Toppling Java off its podium, C++ witnessed a substantial 4.21% growth, but in reality, at 11.94% and 11.82%, both programming languages remain incredibly tight as they continue to be favored by ...

C is an older programming language that is still widely used because of its practical application and close syntactic relationship to C++, C# and Java. This multi-purpose programming language is ...

According to the TIOBE Programming Community index, the following are the top 10 programming languages in June 2025. Python: A general-purpose programming language commonly used for back-end ...