Java, the most popular language, has an index rating of 15 percent, while C has a rating of 13.3 percent. SEE: Six in-demand programming languages: Getting started (free PDF) ...

Python also snatched second place from Java in developer analyst RedMonk's programming-language popularity rankings in July. However, RedMonk ranks JavaScript as the top language.

Object-Oriented Python and Java are both considered to be “ object-oriented ” programming languages. This means they allow developers to create data objects through classes.

Python has long been a top-loved programming language, as has Java, but if Jansen is correct there could be a long-term shift coming in which Python becomes dominant simply because of how it’s ...

Python, C, and C++’s rising popularity may make it difficult for other languages to catch up. No language outside the top four achieves a rating increase of more than 1 per cent in the top 50.

Toppling Java off its podium, C++ witnessed a substantial 4.21% growth, but in reality, at 11.94% and 11.82%, both programming languages remain incredibly tight as they continue to be favored by ...

According to the Tiobe Index for October 2019, Java, C, and Python are the most popular programming languages in the world. Other popular languages include C++, C#, and Visual Basic.