Chapter 11 - How Development Teams Manage Their Work

C and C++ Are Still the Most Commonly Used Programming Languages

Based on our survey results, C now takes a slight lead over C++ compared to the previous year, increasing by 6%, though both are still leading programming languages for automotive software development.

For the first time in our annual results, the use of Python, which is the preferred language for AI and ML applications, increased over C++ use, with 48% of teams using Python, an increase of 12% year over year.

The use of Rust also saw a slight increase of 2% since last year, while other languages had similar results as last year. The Rust language is growing in importance for safety-critical environments, including automotive, because of its native mechanisms that help prevent the writing of unsafe code.