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).

Programming language Python is now firmly the second most popular programming language, for the first time knocking Java out of the top two places in RedMonk's language popularity rankings. It's the ...

Open-source language Python is already one of the most popular programming languages among developers. It ranks in third place behind mainstays Java and C, according to programming language index ...

Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. li> 1. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after ...

What just happened? For the first time in more than 20 years, the Python programming language has overtaken Java, JavaScript, and C as the most popular language. The updated rankings for October ...

Java can handle large workloads, and even if it hits limitations, peripheral JVM languages such as Scala and Kotlin can pick up the slack. But in the world of data science, Java isn't always the go-to ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. I recently recently compared Java’s REPL scripting environment to Python’s. Many detractors felt ...