C++ ranks higher than Java in the Tiobe language popularity index for the first time ever, dating back to 2001. Java slipped to a new low in the latest edition of the index.

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.

C++ gained 0.90% popularity, according to the index’s ranking system. Java fell in popularity by 2.23%, although not enough to remove it from the number 4 spot it held in August.