C++ overtook C in the top three of the TIOBE Programming Language Community Index this month, a significant shakeup following gradual growth of C++ and gradual decline of C over the last year.

The C language dropped to third place. C++ is the number two language in the Tiobe Programming Community Index for June, while C’s third place ranking is its lowest position ever in the index.

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