Python has surpassed Java as the top language used to introduce U.S. students to programming and computer science, according to a recent survey posted by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

The top 5 languages learned: Java, followed by C, Python, C++, and JavaScript. JetBrains also asked which massive open online course platforms are the most popular.

In TIOBE’s latest top programming language Index Python has surpassed C++ and is now in the top three programming languages. Java still holds the top spot while C is in second place.

Python gained 3.62 percentage points year over year in Tiobe's January 2019 index, beating rises by Visual Basic .NET and Java, the second and third biggest gainers. Python was created in 1989 by ...

SQL has dropped out of TIOBE’s top 10, and the classic programming language Fortran took its place.

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.

For Python versus other languages, the place where it really gets interesting is that the unit time per solution is lower than it is with languages like Java, C++ or C. Yeah, it’s interpreted (ish).

C++ has passed Java “for the first time”, says TIOBE. Skip to main content Open menu ... noted that Python remains the most popular coding language, affording a 16.66% rating, ...

But Julia requires more programming skills than Python, R, and MATLAB, he added. Tiobe gauges language popularity through a formula that assesses searches of programming languages in popular ...

In April 2020, Java gave up its No. 1 spot to C o on the TIOBE index. Later, in 2021, Python became unstoppable and surpassed Java as well. Now, based on its sharp rise in June, it looks like C++ ...