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C++ knocks Python out of top three most popular language

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In the latest TIOBE Index report, there has been a recent rise of interest in the use of C++ again and I have seen this personally through multiple Embedded and Firmware job postings which ask for C++ as a primary language.  It is already popular in the Game industry and has been used in many of the NASA rovers, so it really had not gone away.  It is interesting that is has moved Python out of number 3, but not completely surprising.

 

It seems Assembly had gained some increased interest as well.

 

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/most-popular-programming-languages-c-knocks-python-out-of-top-three/

 

TIOBE Index

https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

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  • It is nice to see the popularity of C++ rising.  As points out there is a real performance gain when using a fully compiled language.  Further more, by optimizing your code, you can achieve even more performance.  For years, I worked with several new software engineers and I was always in shock as to how little they knew about the performance costs (memory and cycles) of language choices and poor coding styles.  They all learned to code on PC's where there was always more memory, or you could just buy a faster computer.  I had to re-educate these fresh grads and show them how to get the most possible performance from their code.

     

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  • It is nice to see the popularity of C++ rising.  As points out there is a real performance gain when using a fully compiled language.  Further more, by optimizing your code, you can achieve even more performance.  For years, I worked with several new software engineers and I was always in shock as to how little they knew about the performance costs (memory and cycles) of language choices and poor coding styles.  They all learned to code on PC's where there was always more memory, or you could just buy a faster computer.  I had to re-educate these fresh grads and show them how to get the most possible performance from their code.

     

    Gene

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