InfoWorld

C, C++, Java vie for second place in language popularity

First-place Python extends its lead while C# also gathers steam in the October 2025 Tiobe index of programming language ...
InfoWorld

C++ wins programming language of the year award

The vaunted C++ programming language, which overtook Java last month in the monthly Tiobe Index of language popularity, was the index’s biggest gainer in 2022, Tiobe announced this week. C++ ...
Wired

Inventor of C++ reflects on 25 years of the programming language

1985: The first official reference guide for the C++ programming language is published. The author, Bjarne Stroustrup, is also the language’s creator. Stroustrup had been hacking away at his ...
TechRepublic

C++ programming language: How it became the invisible foundation for everything, and what’s next

C++ programming language: How it became the invisible foundation for everything, and what’s next Your email has been sent Powerful, flexible, complex: The origins of C++ date back 40 years, yet it ...
ZDNet

NSA to developers: Think about switching from C and C++ to a memory safe programming language

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging developers to shift to memory safe languages – such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust, and Swift – to protect their code from remote code execution or other ...
The Verge

Apple has a new programming language called Swift, ‘and it totally rules’

Apple introduced a boatload of new consumer features for OS X and iOS today, but one of the biggest announcements for developers could be its new programming language, Swift. Craig Federighi just ...