Java, JavaScript and Python are invariably the three most popular programming languages in several indexes, but their exact order varies depending on how the ranking is calculated. Lately most ...

Although Python excels in one-off, general-purpose tasks, its biggest drawback is speed. It doesn’t match Java in supporting real-time tasks or financial transactions where milliseconds matter.

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Python programming language has overtaken Java, JavaScript, and C as the most popular language.

Java is the most popular, JavaScript is the most used and Python adoption continues to grow When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works .