Python Reaches Historic High in the TIOBE Index and Other Language Rankings

Among many programming languages, nothing seems to stop Python's momentum. According to the August TIOBE ranking, the scripting language Python increased by 2% month‑over‑month, reaching a market share of 15.42%, a historic high.

Paul Jansen, CEO of TIOBE Software, commented, "Now it's hard to find a programming field that doesn't widely use Python. The only possible exception is safety‑critical embedded systems, where Python's dynamic typing makes it too slow. That's why high‑performance C and C++ are becoming more popular in embedded domains."

Besides Python, PHP moved up one spot into the Top 10. Apple's Swift fell one rank to 11 with a share of 1.27%. Other notable movements include: Go fell from 12th to 15th, possibly due to Google's new language Carbon; Ruby slipped to 18th; Rust, praised for safety, is near the Top 20 at 22nd; Kotlin returned to the Top 30 at 29th.

Other Programming Language Rankings (51‑100)

Ranks 51‑100 include a long list of languages such as Agilent VEE, Alice, Arc, ATLAS, BlitzMax, C shell, CFML, cg, Ch, CHILL, CL (OS/400), Clojure, CLU, DiBOL, Elixir, Erlang, F#, Fantom, Forth, Hack, Ioke, LabVIEW, Ladder Logic, Lasso, LiveCode, LPC, M4, Max/MSP, MDX, MEL, Modula‑2, MOO, MQL5, Nim, Occam, PL/I, POV‑Ray, Processing, Programming Without Coding Technology, Q, REBOL, Small Basic, Solidity, SPARK, Squirrel, Tcl, Uniface, Vala/Genie, VBScript, X++.

Top 10 Programming Language TIOBE Index Trend (2002‑2022)

Historical Rankings (1987‑2022)

Note: the rankings are based on a 12‑month average.

Programming Language "Hall of Fame" (2003‑2021)

Explanation:

The TIOBE Programming Language Community Index is an indicator of language popularity, updated monthly. The ranking is based on the number of engineers, courses, and third‑party vendors worldwide, using popular search engines and technical communities such as Google, Baidu, Wikipedia, CSDN, Bing, Hao 123, etc. The detailed calculation method is described at https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/programming-languages-definition/ . This index reflects popularity only and does not indicate the quality of a language or the amount of code written in it.

This ranking can be used to assess whether your programming skills keep up with the times and can serve as a reference when choosing a language for new system development.

For more detailed information, refer to the TIOBE website: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index .

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