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Is C++ More Popular Than C?

Last month TIOBE announced its estimate that the four most popular programming languages were: 1. Python 2. C 3. C++ 4. Java But this month C++ "overtook" C for the first time, TIOBE announced, becoming (according to the same methodology) the #2 most popular programming language, with C dropping...

But this month C++ "overtook" C for the first time, TIOBE announced, becoming (according to the same methodology) the #2 most popular programming language, with C dropping to #3. " Although most compilers and most engineers can't take up with this pace, it is considered a success to see the language evolve. Its downside is its many ways to get things done, i.e. its rich idiom of features, which is caused by its long history and aim for backward compatibility.

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