TIOBE 编程语言社区排行榜是编程语言流行趋势的一个指标，每月更新，这份排行榜排名基于互联网上有经验的程序员、 课程和第三方厂商的数量。排名使用著名的搜索引擎（诸如 Google、MSN、Yahoo!、Wikipedia、YouTube 以及
Baidu 等）进行计算。
该指数可以用来检查你的编程技能是否仍然是最新的或作出什么开始建立一个新的软件系统时，编程语言应采取的战略决策。在 TIOBE 指数的定义可以在这里找到。
编程语言排行榜 TOP 20 榜单：
本月变动的指数
This month the following changes have been made to the definition of the index:
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必须声明，这个榜单本身采集的是英文世界的数据，虽然在反映趋势上有一些参考意义，但与中国的实际情况不完全符合，而且，这张采样本身也有相当大的局限性。
Very Long Term History
To see the bigger picture, please find the positions of the top 10 programming languages of many years back. Please note that these are average positions for a period of 12 months.
Programming Language Hall of Fame
The hall of fame listing all "Programming Language of the Year" award winners is shown below. The award is given to the programming language that has the highest rise in ratings in a year.
以上摘自互联网新闻