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More often than not I've read this almost-mantra 'use of C++ is declining' or 'C++ will be dead soon' or similar in threads on HN. A couple of times I chimed in
by stinos 11y ago
More often than not I've read this almost-mantra 'use of C++ is declining' or 'C++ will be dead soon' or similar in threads on HN. A couple of times I chimed in and asked the authors of these statements for any proper sources. Never got an answer, but now it seems this TIOBE index could be used to actually even counter those statements immediately with what seems like solid evidence. However I am not too familiar with TIOBE; is it generally speaking regarded as an authorative source? Are there similar sources like this?
- tomjen3 11y agoTiobe is a joke. It is good enough for a very tough idea, but that is it. That said, no programming language ever dies. Things are still being written in Cobol and common lisp. This doesn't mean focusing on them is likely to get you an interesting career with lots of choices.
- blub 11y agoHN is a bad source to use if you want to see what programming languages are used or not. One can find out perhaps which languages are fashionable or popular with certain types of companies.