NewsAs Java Slips, C Is Number One Again

As Java Slips, C Is Number One Again

Developer.com content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More.

More and more programmers are turning their backs on Java, and as a result, the C programming language is now the number one language in the world again.

ComputerWorld’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has the story.

“In a survey of programming language use by TIOBE Software, an analysis company focusing on software quality,” Vaughan-Nichols said, “they found that ‘After more than 4 years C is back at position number 1 in the TIOBE index.’ It’s not that C has suddenly gained new developers: ‘The scores for C have been pretty constant through the years, varying between the 15% and 20% market share for almost 10 years.’ The real reason C’s is back on top is because Java use has been declining.”

The top three languages are C, Java and C++. Then there’s PHP, Visual Basic (that’s surprising), C#, Python, Perl, Delphi and JavaScript, Vaughan-Nichols reports.

Get the Free Newsletter!

Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends & analysis

Latest Posts

Related Stories