Since the introduction of object-oriented programming languages and three-tier architectures, enterprise application designers have tried to hide the relational database structure deep in the ...

C#, an object-oriented language for building .NET applications, wins the award for the first time, Tiobe announced on January 6. The Tiobe Programming Community Index itself dates back to 2001.

Still, it's popular for compiled, performance-sensitive applications that need object-oriented structure. C# is Microsoft's take on C++, used widely in Windows applications and Windows games.