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.

In winning the designation for 2020, Python jumped 2.01 percentage points last year in the Tiobe Index of language popularity, edging out C++, which increased 1.99 percentage points.

According to the most recent TIOBE Index, C++, a cross-platform programming language developed by Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension to the C language, has surpassed Java in terms of programming ...

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 currently the fastest growing programming language in Tiobe's popularity index and it's probably due to the arrival of C++20.

There have been some attempts over the years to put a number on the energy efficiency of specific programming languages, with a paper by Rui Pereira et al. from 2021 (preprint PDF) as published in ...

The future of C++ developers in 2025 and beyond is bright, but also demanding. Developers who stay ahead of emerging trends, ...

It pushes the limits of what's possible for compiled programming languages, and at the same time remains a simple, but powerful language. Nilo Stolte has extensive experience in computer graphics, ...

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