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. C++ ...

This is why C++20 decided to double-down on stream formatting and fudging in printf-like support with std::format and other functions in the new <format> header. Because things can always get worse.

Python, C, and C++’s rising popularity may make it difficult for other languages to catch up. No language outside the top four achieves a rating increase of more than 1 per cent in the top 50.

Elsewhere in the TIOBE Index, the programming language Go rose to position seven, a year-over-year doubling of its spot in the rankings. Rust reached an all-time high of 17th place.

Despite it being placed third in Tiobe's January 2023 index, the popularity of C++ rose faster than all other languages last year, up by 4.26% compared with January 2022, the company said.

Google and Microsoft are major users of and contributors to the fast programming language C++, which is used in projects like Chromium, Windows, the Linux kernel, and Android.

Not exactly. The Carbon programming language is not technically a replacement for C++. Instead, it is designed as a successor. That may seem like splitting hairs.