Tiobe index of programming language popularity identified Python and C++ as the languages with the greatest increases in popularity in 2020.

Why do people use Python instead of C/C++ or Assembly? This question was originally answered on Quora by Stan Hanks.

Broader compiler support is driving a resurgence in interest in the nearly 35-year-old C++ programming language, which replaces Python in Tiobe's top 3.

Programming languages: C++ overtakes PHP, but JavaScript, Python and Java still rule While the most used programming languages remain stable, there's quite a lot of change elsewhere.