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0 pointsshakna9y ago0 comments

If that was the case, why do C and C++ occupy the second and third positions on the Tiobe Index? [0]

C++ still tends to be king when it comes to games, especially when you start talking about the console market. [1][2][3]

Finally, punch C++ into whoishiring.io. Be amazed at the market.

[0] https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

[1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-apps/devel...

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU1MTY

[3] http://news.softpedia.com/news/unreal-engine-4-15-brings-nin...

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pcwalton9y ago· 2 in thread

I didn't say that C and C++ weren't popular languages. I said that C and C++ don't constitute a majority of software development anymore.

Regarding games: (1) there are very few game developers relative to the total number of software developers out there; (2) a lot of game development is done in Unity, with C#.

shaknaOP9y ago

> C and C++ don't constitute a majority of software development anymore.

So, to get this straight, the premise you are pushing, is that languages that are less popular with "... number of skilled engineers world-wide", now constitute the majority of software development?

pcwalton9y ago

I mean exactly what I said.

If you look at the TIOBE index, for instance, C and C++ together have less share than Java alone.

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