It's not a perfect system, but it is meant to reflect changes in a language's popularity ... Java is on the opposite trajectory to C++, seeing a 3.81% percentage point decline compared to its ...

C++, a cross-platform programming language developed by Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension to the C language, has surpassed Java in terms of programming language popularity for the first time.

“Compared to last year, C++ gained more than 3.1 percent ... recently said CoffeeScript was becoming more popular as a JavaScript alternative. Following Java in the RedMonk rankings were ...

“If we add the ratings of Objective-C and Swift and we compare ... and C++ (7.1). Following C were Objective-C (4.7), R (3.2,) and Swift (3.2). Java also has ruled atop the rival PyPL Popularity ...

Despite it being placed third in Tiobe's January 2023 index, the popularity of C++ rose faster than all other languages last year, up by 4.26% compared ... from third, Java is now in fourth ...

Gosling and his team based it on its forebear, the still-very-popular C++ language, but with an eye towards the future. See, Java is known to be pretty slow, compared to lots of other languages.

This included: Compared to programming languages like C++, which sees much more use, Java is an excellent way to break into coding and programming thanks to its shallower learning curve.

and has dropped one position compared to October 2022. Java is currently at number 4 on the Tiobe index of language popularity, with an 8.92% rating, while C# is ranked fifth with a 7.71% rating.