{"id":385706,"date":"2021-02-08T16:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T14:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=385706"},"modified":"2021-02-09T10:05:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T08:05:44","slug":"the-most-popular-programming-languages-in-the-world-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/385706-the-most-popular-programming-languages-in-the-world-21.html","title":{"rendered":"The most popular programming languages in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

C remains the most popular programming language in the world, according to the Tiobe Index for February 2021.<\/p>\n

It boasts 16.34% of market share, while its nearest competitors Java and Python have 11.29% and 10.86% market share respectively.<\/p>\n

This time last year, Java was leading the index. However, it is now threatened for second place by the 2020 programming language of the year, Python.<\/p>\n

Tiobe noted that thetop 8 programming languages have not changed over the last 7 years, which is thanks to the frequent release of new versions from the top languages.<\/p>\n

“For instance C#, which releases a language update almost every year. Or JavaScript, which changes so fast that hardly anybody can follow,” Tiobe said.<\/p>\n

“C++ is changing less frequently (once in 3 years), but its latest release contains the introduction of modules, which will cause a major shift in C++ programming.”<\/p>\n

PYPL rankings<\/h3>\n

The PYPL index found that Python is the programming language for which tutorials were searched most often on Google.<\/p>\n

Python boasts 30.06% of all tutorial searches and is followed by Java and JavaScript.<\/p>\n

The biggest year-on-year growth in the top 10 was held by Objective-C, which increased in popularity by 1.2%.<\/p>\n

Java was the biggest loser, decreasing in popularity by 1.7%.<\/p>\n

February 2021 rankings<\/h3>\n

The top 10 programming languages for February 2021, according to the Tiobe Index and PYPL rankings, are detailed below.<\/p>\n

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February 2021<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Tiobe Index<\/strong><\/td>\nChange YoY<\/strong><\/td>\nPYPL Ranking<\/strong><\/td>\nChange YoY<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/strong><\/td>\n-0.43%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPython<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.3%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Java<\/strong><\/td>\n-6.07%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJava<\/strong><\/td>\n-1.7%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Python<\/strong><\/td>\n+1.52%<\/strong><\/td>\nJavascript<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.4%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C++<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.71%<\/strong><\/td>\nC#<\/strong><\/td>\n-0.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C#<\/strong><\/td>\n-1.48%<\/strong><\/td>\nC\/C++<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Visual Basic<\/strong><\/td>\n-1.53%<\/strong><\/td>\nPHP <\/strong><\/td>\n-0.1%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JavaScript<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.21%<\/strong><\/td>\nR<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.0%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHP<\/strong><\/td>\n-0.27%<\/strong><\/td>\nObjective-C<\/strong><\/td>\n+1.2%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SQL<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.20%<\/strong><\/td>\nSwift<\/strong><\/td>\n-0.3%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assembly<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.54%<\/strong><\/td>\nTypeScript<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.0%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Calculating the rankings<\/h3>\n