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Is Python About to Overtake C? September 2021 TIOBE Index Reveals Surprising Shifts

September 2021 TIOBE Index shows Python closing in on the top spot, needing just a 0.16% rise to surpass C, while Assembly, Ruby, and Go also climb the rankings, and the report includes detailed TOP 20, TOP 10 trends, and historical data.

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Is Python About to Overtake C? September 2021 TIOBE Index Reveals Surprising Shifts

TIOBE released the September 2021 programming language ranking.

Python is now just 0.16% away from overtaking C for the top position; if it reaches #1, the TIOBE Index will mark a new milestone, with only C and Java previously leading.

Other notable movements this month:

Assembly rose from 9th to 8th place.

Ruby climbed from 15th to 13th place.

Go jumped from 18th to 14th place.

Detailed rankings include:

TOP 20 Programming Languages

TOP 20
TOP 20

TOP 10 Language Trend

TOP 10
TOP 10

Ranks 21‑50

21-50
21-50

Historical Rankings (1987‑2021)

Historical
Historical

Yearly Programming Language

Yearly
Yearly
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