Key developers in Ukraine

Some of the key developers for Python are based in Ukraine leading many to ponder the future of the code.

Java and C are no longer kings

Python "is now the most popular language, according to one popularity ranking.

Comes out of retirement

Guido Van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language, has come out of retirement to join Microsoft's developer division.

History made

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 C.

She still sells C shells by the C shore

The TIOBE Programming Community has released an index indicating the popularity of programming languages in which it recognised C as the programming language of the year 2019.

Most popular on Github

Python has climbed over once-dominant Java to become the second most popular language on Microsoft-owned open source code sharing site GitHub.

At least according to the IEEE

 IEEE Spectrum's annual report on the top programming languages has decided that Python is the top programming language.

Followed by Java and Python

Beancounters at RedMonk have taken time out from their busy prayer wheels to create a list of the world’s most popular programming languages.