Already highly popular, Python could also be the fastest-growing major programming language, according to Stack Overflow, a site that helps developers solve coding questions. The company estimates ...

Java ranked fourth in the December 2022 Tiobe index of programming language popularity, the lowest Java has ranked in the history of the index.

Tiobe index of programming language popularity identified Python and C++ as the languages with the greatest increases in popularity in 2020.

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.

Python possesses a mix of qualities that makes it a good candidate for universities. It has a simpler syntax than Java or C++, allowing novices to start writing programs almost immediately.

In what cases is Java faster, if at all, than C++? This question was originally answered on Quora by Cameron Purdy.

String manipulation is always resource-intensive, but compiled regex in Python and Java can help keep performance issues at bay.