Marking a first, Python has displaced Java to take the number two ranking in the November 2020 edition of the Tiobe Index of programming language popularity. C held on to the top spot.

Demand for Python continues to grow and now for the first time ever, it has managed to overtake Java to become the second-most popular programming language in Tiobe's latest index. The TIOBE ...

This is how C++ and Java came to supplant Pascal, a popular language for teaching programming in the 1980s. Python possesses a mix of qualities that makes it a good candidate for universities.

However, in the latest January 2021 rankings, Python has slipped back to the third spot behind Java. Meanwhile, C has once again become the most popular language for the month of January 2021.

Python beats Java to become second-most popular programming language The TIOBE Index ranks the popularity of programming languages based on the number of skilled engineers worldwide, courses, and ...

Recent security problems aside, Java moves past C in Tiobe's language popularity index thanks to its ties to Android development Despite recent headlines about its security woes, Java has returned ...

Python, C, and C++’s rising popularity may make it difficult for other languages to catch up. No language outside the top four achieves a rating increase of more than 1 per cent in the top 50 ...

Java - 10.15% C - 8.86% C# - 4.45% JavaScript - 4.2% Go - 2.61% SQL - 2.41% Visual Basic - 2.37% Fortran - 2.04%. Although Python's explosive growth dominates headlines, Java's steady climb ...

Both Python and Java frequently top lists of the most in-demand programming languages among employers. These are powerful, flexible, and object-oriented languages that are commonly used across ...

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.