Java searches were down 3.93% over the period, while Python gained 1.86%. The top 10 languages behind C, Java and Python are C++, C#, Visual Basic, Javascript, PHP, Assembly Language, and SQL.

For the first time in the history of TIOBE's index, Java has slipped out of the top two, leaving Python to occupy the spot behind reigning champion, C.

The C#/.NET SDK reached v1.0.1 in December 2023, and the company has been working on the Python and Java versions since then, (see "Microsoft's Semantic Kernel SDK Ships with AI Agents, Plugins, ...