The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. According to the TIOBE ...

Java is on the opposite trajectory to C++, seeing a 3.81% percentage point decline compared to its rating a year ago. Other languages in Tiobe's current top 10 list behind C++ include C#, Visual ...

While Oracle is trying to carve out a future for Java, there's also lots of history to the programming language that has shaped much of today's technology.