C Programming Language Back At Number 1

derrida writes "After more than 4 years C is back at position number 1 in the TIOBE index. The scores for C have been pretty constant through the years, varying between the 15% and 20% market share for almost 10 years. So the main reason for C's number 1 position is not C's uprise, but the decline of its competitor Java. Java has a long-term downward trend. It is losing ground to other languages running on the JVM. An example of such a language is JavaFX, which is now approaching the top 20."

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Re:0.007%

[corbettw]

Why not? Hell, I know when I want to check out the goings on in programming the first and last place I turn is YouTube.

Re:TIOBE methodology is so flawed it's pointless

[MrMista_B]

> This is the true spirit of our times. Any publicity is good publicity.

People falsely accused of pedophilia would beg to differ.

Re:Submitter bias: Java's "downward trend"

[ozbird]

C rising due to global warming. Film at 11.

Re:Why C?

[ucblockhead]

Java is extremely portable. A Java application can be run anywhere someone wrote a VM for it in C or C++.

Re:Java is crap anyway

[Culture20]

And nothing more nightmarish than bad assembly.

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Re:TIOBE methodology is so flawed it's pointless

[Trepidity]

Huh, I could've sworn Java was over 18 by now. Oops.

Re:Java is crap anyway

[Courageous]

Well it could have been worse.

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Re:Submitter bias: Java's "downward trend"

[Hooya]

> Film at 11.

You're off by 1. The film is actually at 10.