Applications on Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, and Instagram are all written in Python. It passed Java for the #2 spot in the GitHub report in 2019, and even made a 22.5% increase in popularity in 2022.

JetBrains asked developers to pick up to three languages they consider their primary programming language. In this context, JavaScript comes out on top (39%), followed Java (37%), and Python (31%).

Python was rated the developers' most-loved language, followed by JavaScript, Java, C# and C++. "Special mention for Python, in top position for the third year in a row.

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 ...

C is a great language to start out on, because a lot of other languages have borrowed directly or indirectly from it, including Java and JavaScript, C++, Python, PHP, and Perl.