What the TIOBE Index Reveals About Programming Language Trends in December 2022
The TIOBE December 2022 ranking shows C++ overtaking Java for the first time, Python and C remaining dominant, Java falling to fourth, and several languages such as SQL, Swift, and R moving up, while the index’s methodology and full listings are explained for developers and tech decision‑makers.
TIOBE December 2022 Programming Language Ranking
TIOBE released its December 2022 programming language index, highlighting three contenders for the top spot: Python, C and C++. CEO Paul Jansen noted that although Python and C have repeatedly won, C++ surpassed Java for the first time, pushing Java down to fourth place – the first time since the index began in 2001 that Java is outside the top three.
Top 20 Languages
The top‑20 list shows C++ moving to #3, while SQL climbs to #8 and Assembly drops to #9. Kotlin and Julia continue to approach the top‑20.
Notable Movements in Positions 11‑20
R rises from 12 to 11
Matlab moves from 15 to 14
Swift jumps from 18 to 15
Ruby climbs from 19 to 17
Go falls from 11 to 12
Delphi/Object Pascal drops from 14 to 16
Objective‑C slips from 16 to 19
Classic Visual Basic and Rust hold steady at 13 and 20 respectively
Top 10 Trend (2002‑2022)
Ranks 21‑50
Ranks 51‑100
The languages from 51 to 100 are listed alphabetically because their index values are very close. They include ABC, ActionScript, Alice, Apex, APL, AutoLISP, Awk, B4X, C shell, CL (OS/400), CLIPS, Clojure, Common Lisp, Crystal, Elixir, Emacs Lisp, Forth, Hack, Icon, Io, J#, JScript, Korn shell, Ladder Logic, LPC, Modula‑2, MQL5, MUMPS, NATURAL, Occam, OpenCL, OpenEdge ABL, PL/I, Q, Racket, Raku, Ring, RPG, S, Smalltalk, Solidity, SPARK, Stata, Tcl, VBScript, Verilog, VHDL, WebAssembly, X++, Xojo.
About the TIOBE Index
The TIOBE Programming Community Index measures the popularity of programming languages based on searches from Google, Bing, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube, and Baidu, among other sources. It does not assess language quality or the amount of code written. The index can help developers gauge whether their skill set stays current and assist decision‑makers when choosing a language for new software projects.
For the full methodology and detailed rankings, visit the official site: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ .
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