Numbers game. Despite recording the maximum gain, Python actually slipped down a spot in the overall rankings. Back in November 2020, the language had toppled Java for the second spot on the ...

In winning the designation for 2020, Python jumped 2.01 percentage points last year in the Tiobe Index of language popularity, edging out C++, which increased 1.99 percentage points.

IN DECEMBER 1989 Guido van Rossum, a Dutch computer scientist, set himself a Christmas project. Irked by shortcomings in other programming languages, he wanted to build his own. His principles ...