Most popular programming languages
GitHub stands as the paramount platform for software hosting and, arguably, the most objective gauge to discern the world’s most popular programming languages. In 2022, developers harnessed nearly 500 primary languages to forge software on GitHub.
Top Programming Languages of 2022
According to GitHub’s data, JavaScript retains its crown as the most widely used language. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) ascends rapidly, with languages like HCL making a notable appearance.
| Position | Language |
|---|---|
| 1 | JavaScript |
| 2 | Python |
| 3 | Java |
| 4 | C# |
| 5 | C++ |
| 6 | PHP |
| 7 | Shell |
| 8 | C |
| 9 | Ruby |
Languages with the Fastest Growth
HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL), a configuration language, has experienced significant growth in the past year. This surge is attributed to the rising popularity of the Terraform tool and Infrastructure as Code practices for automating deployments (notably, Go and Shell saw substantial increases).
The foremost Infrastructure as Code language is HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language), developed by HashiCorp for use in their products like Terraform, Vault, and Packer.
| Position | Language | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | HCL | 56.1% |
| 02 | Rust | 50.5% |
| 03 | TypeScript | 37.8% |
| 04 | Lua | 34.2% |
| 05 | Go | 28.3% |
| 06 | Shell | 27.7% |
| 07 | Makefile | 23.7% |
| 08 | C | 23.5% |
| 09 | Kotlin | 22.9% |
| 10 | Python | 22.5% |
Programming Language Evolution 2000 - 2023
Below, you can witness the trajectory of the most utilized languages from 2000 to 2023.
The data is derived from the TIOBE Index - a measurement of programming language popularity, curated by TIOBE Software BV, based in Eindhoven, Netherlands.