Kotlin, a language fully interoperable with Java, is rising in the ranks. Each month, TIOBE Software ranks 100 programming languages by their popularity with the programming community.

JetBrains’ Kotlin language, a Java rival endorsed by Google for Android mobile development, continues to scale up Tiobe’s index of language popularity, reaching the 15th spot in the November ...

Kotlin, its fully compatible direct competitor, is also easier to use and free of charge. Java was the most popular programming language on the TIOBE index for several years, only conceding to C ...

After Java, Kotlin is the most popular JVM language. Kotlin is an expressive, concise language with strong functional programming support. It’s especially appealing to Java developers because it ...

Kotlin has played a role in the declining popularity of Java in recent years. In the latest index, Java’s rating dropped from 8.92% to 8.35%, placing it outside the top 3 for a second month.

The decades-long length of the project lets it track long-term historical trends, and the latest one identified by Paul Jansen, CEO of TIOBE Software, sees the ascent of C# at the expense of Java -- ...

C++ rose slightly in popularity, gaining 0.76% according to the index’s ranking system. Each month, TIOBE Software ranks 100 programming languages by their popularity with the programming community.

From the mainstream — TypeScript and Python have overtaken JavaScript in popularity, C# and Java continue to decline, while Rust is still in the «favorites». The most popular programming languages in ...

TIOBE researchers credit this shift to the rise in popularity of a group of leaner languages that includes Crystal (No. 32), Kotlin (No. 41), Clojure (No. 42), Hack (No. 43), and Julia (No. 46).