C++ overtakes Java in language popularity index

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Modern C++ is just fine. It is a more flexible language than Java and the rising demand of embedded software for advanced microcontrollers allows complex C++ instead of no-malloc-for-safety-reasons - style C. So I find the current trend not too surprising. Also I dont know many languages that offer that much versatility. Only Rust maybe…when the ecosystem matures…

What is wrong with the ecosystem?

The only issue as far as I can tell is that many platforms are not supported by LLVM, but given that GCC now has a rust frontend (without the borrow checker), I don't see why plain old rustc can't be used to verify semantics and the gcc front-end to compile for other platforms.

Rust borrows c++’s modern memory model verbatim.

C++ is a language that keeps innovating besides many legit reasons to hate the language. Having more competition is good. I would expect more rust/{your favorite language} concepts to show up in future versions of c++ (once proven to be a good idea in most cases).

This is the original source of that data: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

Can we stop considering tiobe a popularity index?

It's like basing your popularity on how many times people lookup your number in the phone book. While the real popular people are probably on speed dial.

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