>>An interesting list, but is this listing ACTUAL languages BEING programmed in today or something else?
>>I ask because it amazes me to see C and C++ at #1 and #4 respectively. This seems to go against everything I've ever heard about C/C++.
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>The first paragraph explains how the listing was obtained:
...The ratings are based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors. ... search engines...>
>And yes, I find much of this surprising myself. For example, VB.NET only slightly above VFP (0.403% vs. 0.376%).
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>And, old-fashioned COBOL
on the rise???
The impact of sites like UT is not in the index, I guess.
Tiobe should clarify exactly how they calculate the index. I think that after reading such a clarification we must conclude that it all says nothing really.
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