Java Named Top Programming Language of 2015 (dice.com)

Nerval's Lobster writes: What was the most popular programming language of 2015? According to the people behind the TIOBE Index, Java took that coveted spot, winning out over C, Python, PHP, and other languages. "At first sight, it might seem surprising that an old language like Java wins this award," read TIOBE's note accompanying the list. "Especially if you take into consideration that Java won the same award exactly 10 years ago." Yet Java remains essential not only for businesses, it continued, but also consumer-centric markets such as mobile development (i.e., Google Android). That being said, even big languages can tumble. (Dice link) Objective-C tumbled from third place to 18th in the past 12 months, thanks to Apple's decision to replace it with Swift. In 2016, TIOBE expects that "Java, PHP (with the new 7 release), JavaScript and Swift will be the top 10 winners for 2016. Scala might gain a permanent top 20 position, whereas Rust, Clojure, Julia and TypeScript will also move up considerably in the chart." What has been your most-used (or best-loved) programming language of the last 12 months?

Comments

Re:Really???

[buddyglass]

Most Java "fans" I know are considerably less "rabid" than devotees of more trendy languages (I'm looking at you, Ruby). Just my experience.

Re:Why for new projects though?

[tsotha]

From a project management perspective Java is a pretty safe choice for a new project. On long projects people come and go - I can find replacement Java programmers in short order. As much as I love clojure, I would never do a large project with it at work because it's too difficult (and expensive) to find competent lispers.