Almost 60 percent of institutions surveyed reported using Java as an introductory language. C++ trailed it, with nearly 10 percent of institutions using it.

C++ is currently the fastest growing programming language in Tiobe's popularity index and it's probably due to the arrival of C++20.

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.

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.