In mid-2015, Java had overtaken C as the most popular language on the TIOBE Programming Community index.
For those unfamiliar,TIOBEmaintains a regularly updated list of the worlds most popular programming languages.
However, TIOBE sees some decline in interest in the language resulting in its downfall in popularity.
The final list is not a reflection of actual usage but shows a measurement of popularity of the languages.
So, what does make TIOBE think that C is declining?
TIOBE has hammered on C for quite some time, according to the Insights blog at Dice.com.
This list doesnt come as a surprise, given those languages ubiquity.
source: www.techworm.net