What Are The Top Programming Languages

As visible, the top five have remained undisturbed since last year. While the order is also the same between Java, C, C++, Python and C#, C is rapidly approaching Java’s coveted top spot, followed closely by C++.

In terms of big movers, R reflects 2015’s need for visualising and analysing big data across multiple sectors, hence the increased popularity in the statistical computing language. Having ranked 9^th place last year, this climb is very admirable.

While a few languages have dropped off the list due to a lack of significant data this year, seven new ones have appeared. These include Apple’s new language, Swift, which has gained plenty of attention since its conception just 14 months ago. Another new entry is that of Nvidia, a graphics chip company, who created Cuda for general computer usage to complement the specialised graphics processors that they manufacture.