C++ is the most popular programming language. It overtook Python in the number of active developers this month: https://www.openhub.net/languages/compare?utf8=%

C++ is the most popular programming language. It overtook Python in the number of active developers this month: https://www.openhub.net/languages/compare?utf8=%E2%9C%93&measure=contributors&language_name%5B%5D=c&language_name%5B%5D=cpp&language_name%5B%5D=java&language_name%5B%5D=javascript&language_name%5B%5D=shell&language_name%5B%5D=python&language_name%5B%5D=-1&commit=Update https://www.openhub.net/languages/compare?utf8=%E2%9C%93&mea... It's share of developers has been growing since early 2013, when C++11 began to be widely available, and more recent revisions have apparently boosted its growth.