SEE: Top 5 programming languages for systems admins to learn (free PDF) (TechRepublic ... Stroustrup notes that it is difficult to pinpoint exactly where C++ is used, and for what.

As Jansen notes, C++ hit a high point in 2003 with a 17.53% share that put it in the top three programming languages. One possible reason for the resurgence in interest in C++ is the arrival of C++20.

Software-testing firm Tiobe, which maintains a monthly tracker of the popularity of the vast array of programming languages available ... Jensen notes C++ gained in popularity when the C++11 ...