C++ is making big gains in the monthly Tiobe language popularity index, while JavaScript continues to rule the day.

The venerated C++ language has been Tiobe’s biggest climber so far since July 2014, according to a report accompanying the July index. “Compared to last year, C++ gained more than 3.1 percent, leaving Java (plus 2 percent), C# (plus 1.6 percent) and Python (up 1.6 percent) behind,” the report states. C++ has a rating of 8.641 percent in July, compared to 5.521 percent a year ago. Tiobe bases language popularity on a formula that assesses searches on languages on sites like Google, Wikipedia, and Bing.

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