Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Dec. 6, 2022 at 5:01 a.m. PT Image: Shutterstock / iJeab C++ has overtaken Java to be the third most popular language in the Tiobe programming language index.

In brief: Learning a programming language can be tricky, especially for someone new to coding. However, knowing the most popular languages may help some make a critical decision.

Not listed among the top 10, as it’s more a querying language than a programming language, SQL boasted more job postings than all the other languages on the list in both the U.S. and Europe.

Rust, a systems programming language that deals with memory safety flaws, is now in 26th position, ahead of MIT's Julia, and Kotlin, a language endorsed by Google for Android app development.

Survey of 15,000 developers and HR managers reveals JavaScript, Java and Python as the most sought-after languages, while knowledge of React, Node.js and .NET Core are also in high demand.