Tiobe Index: C back at #1

Position
Apr 2010 Position
Apr 2009 Delta in Position Programming Language Ratings
Apr 2010 Delta
Apr 2009 Status
1 2 C 18.058% +2.59%   A
2 1 Java 18.051% -1.29%   A
3 3 C++ 9.707% -1.03%   A
4 4 PHP 9.662% -0.23%   A
5 5 (Visual) Basic 6.392% -2.70%   A
6 7 C# 4.435% +0.38%   A
7 6 Python 4.205% -1.88%   A
8 9 Perl 3.553% +0.09%   A
9 11 Delphi 2.715% +0.44%   A
10 8 JavaScript 2.469% -1.21%   A
11 42 Objective-C 2.288% +2.15%   A
12 10 Ruby 2.221% -0.35%   A
13 14 SAS 0.717% -0.07%   A
14 12 PL/SQL 0.710% -0.38%   A
15 - Go 0.710% +0.71%   A
16 15 Pascal 0.648% -0.07%   B
17 17 ABAP 0.625% -0.03%   B
18 20 MATLAB 0.616% +0.13%   B
19 22 ActionScript 0.545% +0.09%   B
20 19 Lua 0.521% +0.03%   B

Position Apr 2010	Position Apr 2009	Programming Language	Ratings Apr 2010	Delta Apr 2009	Status
1	2	C	18.058%	+2.59%	A
2	1	Java	18.051%	-1.29%	A
3	3	C++	9.707%	-1.03%	A
4	4	PHP	9.662%	-0.23%	A
5	5	(Visual) Basic	6.392%	-2.70%	A
6	7	C#	4.435%	+0.38%	A
7	6	Python	4.205%	-1.88%	A
8	9	Perl	3.553%	+0.09%	A
9	11	Delphi	2.715%	+0.44%	A
10	8	JavaScript	2.469%	-1.21%	A
11	42	Objective-C	2.288%	+2.15%	A
12	10	Ruby	2.221%	-0.35%	A
13	14	SAS	0.717%	-0.07%	A
14	12	PL/SQL	0.710%	-0.38%	A
15	-	Go	0.710%	+0.71%	A
16	15	Pascal	0.648%	-0.07%	B
17	17	ABAP	0.625%	-0.03%	B
18	20	MATLAB	0.616%	+0.13%	B
19	22	ActionScript	0.545%	+0.09%	B
20	19	Lua	0.521%	+0.03%	B

via tiobe.com

Interesting information (look at the link for more stats, including long term trends, etc.) I find it interesting that Obj-C has seen such a dramatic increase in one year. A testament to the increasing popularity of Mac OS X and iPhone development? Also of note is a slight decrease in Ruby popularity.

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