"Currently, the difference is only 1.2 percent, and if the trends remain this way, C# will surpass Java in about 2 month's time." The TIOBE Index tracks programming language popularity on a monthly ...

The difference between fourth-ranked Java, with an 8.92% rating, and fifth-ranked C#, with 7.71%, was just about 1.2 percentage points in the just-published Tiobe index for October 2023.

Java showed a dramatic decline of -3.92% on TIOBE’s system. While the programming language still sits at number four, Jansen notes that C# has never been this close to catching up to Java.

News. C Leads, Java Slips, C++, C# and R Climbing Fast in TIOBE Rankings. By John K. Waters; September 8, 2020; The results of the September TIOBE Programming Community index are in, and the C ...

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.