Java's decline in popularity is mainly caused by Oracle's decision to introduce a paid license model after Java 8." Microsoft, however, even though it was widely known as a proprietary, closed-off ...

Java is currently at number 4 on the Tiobe index of language popularity, with an 8.92% rating, while C# is ranked fifth with a 7.71% rating. Java was ranked top in April 2020, its highest position ...

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.

Q&A In an interview, Sun inventor James Gosling dissects Microsoft's C#, suggesting the language is like Java with the 'reliability, productivity and security' deleted.