This is not first time that C became number one Programming language passes JAVA according to TIOBE Index. Ealier, C was most popular language, still C rules over other languages in the world.
There is reason for C, that became world’s most popular language, and the reason perhaps to C’s use in medical equipment due to COVID19 pandemic. It stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python etc.
The C programming language supplanted Java as the most-popular language, after since March 2015. C and C++ are gaining popularity because they are used in medical devices
While acknowledging that the pandemic may be just one of many reasons, Tiobe said some languages could see an uptick because of the virus. C and C++ are gaining popularity because they are used in medical devices, while Python and R, which are used in data science, are benefiting from their use in searching for an antidote to the virus.
C can keep its lead for at least half a year, because of no market trend that favors Java in the near future.
These are top 10 popular programming language for the month of May 2020:
- C, 17.07 percent
- Java, 16.28 percent
- Python, 9.12 percent
- C++, 6.13 percent
- C#, 4.29 percent
- Visual Basic, 4.18 percent
- JavaScript, 2.68 percent
- PHP, 2.49 percent
- SQL, 2.09 percent
- R, 1.85 percent
Note –
- C was Language of the Year in : 2008, 2017, 2019
- Highest Position (since 2001): #1 in May 2020
- Lowest Position (since 2001): #2 in Apr 2020
Reference – TIOBE Index for May 2020