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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/

 

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

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  • It makes sense.

    Python is good for quick implementation, but as an interpreted language it is slow.

    C++, despite some of its overhead gains you a lot of speed for advanced processing and system response.

    Assembly is the gold standard for anyone needing to squeeze the most possible performance from a given hardware suite.

     

    This same tier existed back when BASIC was a good intro language, then you moved to C and finally to assembler for full capability.

     

    I went directly from BASIC to assembler back in the 1970's for my real time applications. Back then we had sub MIP computers, so you needed to do some very creative coding to meet your timing requirements.

     

    DAB

  • in reply to DAB

    When I was learning to program we started with machine language then moved up to assembly language, then up to macro assembly language.

    Eventually we got on to Fortran, and then a whole assortment of languages such as APL, PL1, LISP, Pascal, Modula2 and ADA. I skipped COBOL and ALGOL.

    BASIC was never in the curriculum (profs didn't consider it worth learning, but everyone learned it anyway) JAVA and all all newer languages didn't exist. Out of all the languages I have programmed in, which includes a bunch of more modern languages, the only ones I actually liked are assembly language and Basic (especially VB6). Obviously I am not a computer scientist image.

    Python has some distance to go before it gets to where VB was/is.

  • in reply to dougw

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    Python has some distance to go before it gets to where VB was/is.

    From my perspective, Python has surpassed VB in many respects.  Not counting VB.net, I can write and run the same Python code on multiple OS platforms as long as any OS specific considerations are accounted for such as location of files.

    Also, Python has been around longer than VB, which is a bit shocking.

  • in reply to jomoenginer

    For me, it is all about how long it takes to complete a program. In VB you can drop in a spreadsheet OCX or a zillion other OCXes and save weeks or months of programming. I just haven't seen anything that comes close to VB for productivity. I'm not saying its the best language ever, only that I like it better than the rest.

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    For me, it is all about how long it takes to complete a program. In VB you can drop in a spreadsheet OCX or a zillion other OCXes and save weeks or months of programming. I just haven't seen anything that comes close to VB for productivity. I'm not saying its the best language ever, only that I like it better than the rest.

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