C++ usage 2020

Due to its incredible reliability, performance, and versatility, C++ remains in high demand even in 2021 . A significant application of C++ is video game development. Many major video game studios use Unity Engine, PhyreEngine, and Unreal; all are based on C++.

There’s no arguing with the language’s ongoing popularity. The numbers are clear in the June 2021 TIOBE index – C++ is the fourth most popular programming language on the planet, grabbing almost 7.5% on the index , and nipping at the heels of C, Java and Python.

OK, obviously C++ is still one of the most widely used languages and it will continue to be in 2020 . The combination of performance and abstraction it offers has made it useful in many domains where the only alternative would be C. In cases where C is the only alternative, well, C++ can seem pretty appealing.