I was on a conference call today and someone mentioned that C has regained its place as the industry’s most popular programming language. I couldn’t believe it, after all Java has ruled the #1 spot for the last four years.

A quick check on the TIOBE index showed this to be true:

The explanation they give is not that C is growing but that Java is declining. So what does this mean for the industry? Is Java dying? Is there another contender for the top spot gradually working its way up the ladder?

The one thing that stands out is that C is a good language to know. It’s been around a while and it’s not going anywhere in a hurry. I wonder if they’re still teaching it at college and university