Rust rises to all-time high

Rust is a 9-year-old programming language. TIOBE Programming Language Community Index This month, Rust rose from 17th to 13th, jumping from 0.93% in the proprietary TIOBE scoring system in May to 1.18% in July. The top 10 programming language list remained largely stable, with Go following closely behind in 7th place. A sharp rise last month.

The TIOBE Programming Community Index shows trends in programming languages ​​based on search engine volume.

Rust recommended by the US government

TIOBE Software has been keeping a close eye on Rust as it has been gradually rising in the rankings.

“Moving up four spots may seem like a small change, but Rust has been a ‘hot topic’ for the past few years without making much headway in the TIOBE index,” TIOBE Software CEO Paul Jansen wrote in a July update.

Rust is recommended by the US government as a safer alternative to C or C++ because it Memory SafetyThis has allowed Rust to continue to climb in the index rankings. In terms of TIOBE’s proprietary points system, Rust increased by 0.29% year-on-year to 1.18%, setting a new record high.

“The community is growing, and the number of third-party libraries and tools is increasing,” said Jansen, who predicts Rust will be among the top ten in the TIOBE index.

See also: White House recommendations Memory safe programming language March.

Other changes in the TIOBE Index in July

Go remains a programming language to watch in the TIOBE index, jumping from 13th to 7th place compared to last year. C++ saw a slight increase in popularity, while C saw a decrease in popularity, but neither change was enough to change the ranking of either language.

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