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Assembly, 1.87% PHP, 1.62% Java still leads C++ in the alternative Pypl Popularity of Programming Language Index, which ranks languages based on how often language tutorials are searched in Google.

If there are two programmers who are equally good, but one knows Java and the other knows C++, Google would hire both. Really. But, does Google prefer, on the margin, C++ over Java? Not really.

For Java, the primary tool in this domain is FindBugs (findbugs.sourceforge.net). This is a free, open-source tool that is very easy to use either standalone or integrated with other tools.

News Java and C++ Lose Tops Spots in TIOBE Index for the First Time By John K. Waters November 5, 2020 For the first time since 2001, when TIOBE Software began publishing the results of its monthly ...