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.

The only other language to come close was Java, which had executions times of 1.95 seconds on Mac and 1.59 seconds on Windows, still twice as slow as C++ and Fortran. Compiler choice matters ...

Java is on the opposite trajectory to C++, seeing a 3.81% percentage point decline compared to its rating a year ago. Other languages in Tiobe's current top 10 list behind C++ include C#, Visual ...

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 ...

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.

Ada has climbed into the top ten of the TIOBE Programming Community index, according to the July leaderboard. Ada is one of several older languages that consistently jockey for spots in the lower ...