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Already highly popular, Python could also be the fastest-growing major programming language, according to Stack Overflow, a site that helps developers solve coding questions. The company estimates ...

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Python programming language has overtaken Java ... in the October index were C++, C#, Visual Basic, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, and Assembly Language.