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.

Java searches were down 3.93% over the period, while Python gained 1.86%. The top 10 languages behind C, Java and Python are C++, C#, Visual Basic, Javascript, PHP, Assembly Language, and SQL.

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.

Toppling Java off its podium, C++ witnessed a substantial 4.21% growth, ... Python came in at 4th place, with C and C++ not even making it into the top 10. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter.

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).

The C language kept its number one ranking for November, but Python slipped into the number two spot, edging Java and C++ into third and fourth place, respectively. Python has enjoyed something of a ...

A study conducted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) put Python at the top of the list of favorite languages among such contenders as Java, JavaScript, C++, and Go.

Here's what I've learned over 20 years of working with both C++ and Java (and more years before that with C++): As a rule of thumb, when you convert optimized C++ to Java, the code is about 3x ...

For that, you’re better off with C/C++, Rust, ... Another potential turnoff, especially for those coming from languages like C or Java, is how Python handles variable typing.

Python's ascent continues among software developers, bolstered by its usability compared with Java and C. ... Other languages in the top 10 after Python include C++, Visual Basic .NET, C#, ...