While Python continues to be the runaway leader in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity, C, C++, and Java ...

Some programming languages, such as Rust, Go, or TypeScript, are cool. Others, including Cobol and Java, are regarded as dull.

Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++.

Since 2013, there have been metaphorically for programmers to build annual rankings of the world’s most popular programming ...