Programming languages: C++ overtakes PHP, but JavaScript, Python and Java still rule While the most used programming languages remain stable, there's quite a lot of change elsewhere.

Programming language popularity: JavaScript leads – 5 million new developers since 2017 But Python has also gained 2.2 million developers over the past year while Java adds 1.7 million since 2017.

Caught between the freewheeling, weed-smoking ways of JavaScript and the uptight full-frontal parent mode of Java, some developers have opted for “alt-JavaScripts” like CoffeeScript that ...

Software Industry programming python Python overtakes Java, JavaScript as most popular programming language for first time in 20 years The victory doesn't necessarily indicate it's the best, though ...