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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/

  • Does the "resurgence" of C++ have anything to do with people getting their feet wet with Arduino?

  • 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.

  • Agree.   If you are going to learn a programming language why not start with C/C++?  If you can master those then you should be able to pick up any language you get thrown at you.

  • I've seen Python used in quite complex automated test environments where one would think it would not be a good fit.   However, it is still a scripting language and is not memory friendly.  Pickling is fun though.

     

    Basic?  When getting my Electronics degree the choice for a higher level language above Assembly or Machine language, which were used for controlling stepper motors via an EPROM, was QBasic. However, another local school had a newfangled language called Visual Basic that I ended up opting for.  The odd thing is, is that it is still on the list and I know some folks that still use it for automation.

    I keep getting an image of Dana Carvey from SNL saying "In my day ..." when making these statements though.

     

    As far as Verilog or VHDL, the folks I know that are hard core FPGA folks would not consider these programming languages, but rather Hardware Description Languages, thus they need their own list. It's fun calling these Engineers Software folks though.

  • Python has never really felt like a "proper" language. Fine for running scripts and maybe for devops, but it doesn't seem right for production quality code.

     

    @DAB If assembly is the gold standard, where would you put Verilog/VHDL? it has the potential to "run" quicker. image