Tiobe recognized C++ as the programming language with the biggest gain in popularity in 2022. C and Python were the runners-up.

C++ has surpassed Java and may soon eclipse C, according to the Tiobe index of programming language popularity. Cobol is back in the top 20.

In one form or another, C has influenced the shape of almost every programming language developed since the 1980s. Some languages like C++, C#, and objective C are intended to be direct successors ...