The programming language of the year title is decided by the jump in ratings year-on-year. Python overtook C# by a margin of 0.13% — almost a photo finish. The 💜 of EU tech ...

The language, already ranked number one, saw a notable 9.3 per cent increase in its score. TIOBE CEO Paul Jansen attributed this to Python’s ease of learning and the high demand for new programmers.

According to one measure, Python is potentially on the verge of becoming the most popular computer programming language and joining C and Java as the only other languages to attain the top spot ...

Python is a high-level language, so it’s not suitable for system-level programming—device drivers or OS kernels are out of the picture. It’s also not ideal for situations that call for cross ...