Go is once again the world’s 10th most popular programming language, per the March 2023 edition of the Tiobe index. Credit: Getty Images Google’s Go language has re-entered the top 10 of the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, after a nearly six-year absence. Go ranks 10th in the March edition of the index, after placing 11th the previous month. The language last appeared in the top 10 in July 2017. The re-emergence of Go in the March 2023 index is being attributed to its popularity with software engineers and its strength in combining the right features, namely built-in concurrency, garbage collection, static typing, and good performance. Google’s backing also helps, improving long-term trust in the language, Tiobe said. Go language is perhaps best known for its use in the development of the Docker container system and Kubernetes container orchestration system. Whether Go stays in the top 10 remains to be seen, with the top 10 position in the index changing almost every month, Tiobe said. Go’s last appearance in the top 10 occurred after an adjustment in how the index was calculated. Tiobe in the summer of 2016 began searching on both the terms “Go” and “Golang” for the language, instead of just the latter. This caused a considerable uptick. Tiobe index ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, and third-party vendors associated with each language. The ratings are calculated using popular search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo. The Tiobe index top 10 languages for March 2023: Python, 14.83% C, 14.73% Java, 13.56% C++, 13.29% C#, 7.17% Visual Basic, 4.75 JavaScript, 2.17% SQL, 1.95% PHP, 1.61% Go, 1.24% The alternative PyPL Popularity of Programming Language index assesses popularity by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched in Google. The PyPL index top 10 languages for March 2023: Python, 27.91% Java, 16.58% JavaScript, 9.67% C/C++, 6.93% C#, 6.88% PHP, 5.19% R, 4.23% TypeScript, 2.81% Swift, 2.28% Objective-C, 2.26% Related content analysis Beyond the usual suspects: 5 fresh data science tools to try today The mid-month report includes quick tips for easier Python installation, a new VS Code-like IDE just for Python and R users, and five newer data science tools you won't want to miss. By Serdar Yegulalp Jul 12, 2024 2 mins Python Programming Languages Software Development analysis Generative AI won’t fix cloud migration You’ve probably heard how generative AI will solve all cloud migration problems. It’s not that simple. Generative AI could actually make it harder and more costly. By David Linthicum Jul 12, 2024 5 mins Generative AI Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing news HR professionals trust AI recommendations HireVue survey finds 73% of HR professionals trust AI to make candidate recommendations, while 75% of workers are opposed to AI making hiring decisions. By Paul Krill Jul 11, 2024 3 mins Technology Industry Careers how-to Safety off: Programming in Rust with `unsafe` What does it mean to write unsafe code in Rust, and what can you do (and not do) with the 'unsafe' keyword? The facts may surprise you. By Serdar Yegulalp Jul 11, 2024 8 mins Rust Programming Languages Software Development Resources Videos