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.

However, IEEE Spectrum earlier this year ranked Python as the top language, ahead of C, Java, C++, C#, R, JavaScript PHP, Google's Go, and Apple's Swift. Previous and related coverage ...

Java had long held the top spot in the index until being overtaken by C, Python, and C++ in recent years. Object-oriented, type-safe C# and Java, ...

Java searches were down 3.93% over the period, while Python gained 1.86%. The top 10 languages behind C, Java and Python are C++, C#, Visual Basic, Javascript, PHP, Assembly Language, and SQL.

For Python versus other languages, the place where it really gets interesting is that the unit time per solution is lower than it is with languages like Java, C++ or C. Yeah, it’s interpreted (ish).

The results of the September TIOBE Programming Community index are in, and the C language tops the list again with a slight uptick from August of last year (15.95% rating), and Java comes in second ...

If you’re excited by the data and logic side of coding, you may wish to learn Python, Java, C, C++ or C#. If you’re jazzed about visual design and user interfaces, TypeScript might be up your ...

Java was ranked top in April 2020, its highest position since 2001, and dropped to number 4 in September 2023, its lowest position (since 2001) after being overtaken by C++, C, and Python.

C++ has passed Java “for the first time”, ... Rounding up the top five was C# at 4.92%, ... JavaScript, and Ruby. Python came in at 4th place, with C and C++ not even making it into the top 10.