While new programming languages emerge on what seems like a daily basis, two established languages have remained in charge when it comes to leading the Tiobe Index of language popularity: Java and C.
The two languages have held either first or second place since Tiobe began publishing the index more than 15 years ago. The index is based on a formula that calculates searches on languages in popular search engines such as Google, Wikipedia, and Bing, specifically the number of skilled engineers, courses, and third-party vendors pertinent to a language.
