Python stays far ahead; C strengthens at #2, Java edges past C++, C# is 2025’s winner; Delphi returns, R holds #10.

Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. li> 1. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after ...

C# is the programming language of the year 2025 in the controversial Tiobe Index. The decisive factor is the largest increase ...

C# was named TIOBE’s Programming Language of the Year, while the index also pointed to a potential rise for TypeScript.

One of the challenges for people pursuing a career in programming is deciding which languages to learn. With so many languages used for different purposes, choosing the ones you want to study will ...

A new year begins, and a new page opens for software development. Companies worldwide have seen how a technological tool—be it a mobile application or a website—became their best ally when it comes to ...

JavaScript is now used by more than 16.4 million developers globally, says a survey of more than 19,000 coders – making it the world's most popular programming language "by a wide margin". SlashData's ...

Julia enters TIOBE's top 20 programming languages for the first time, while Python, C, C++, Java, and C# maintain their dominance at the top of the index. Julia's entry to the top echelons of the ...

From Reddit threads to roundtable events, debating the merits of programming languages is not a new phenomenon. And while much of the recent discourse has centered around AI’s impact and whether or ...

It took the programming community a couple of decades to appreciate Python. But since the early 2010’s, it has been booming — and eventually surpassing C, C#, Java and JavaScript in popularity. But ...

Over the past few weeks, we've been discussing programming language popularity here on ZDNET. Most recently, I aggregated data from nine different rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming ...