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New programming language rankings: Python now as popular as Java, as TypeScript climbs
Python is tying with Java as the second most popular programming language behind JavaScript, according to developer analyst RedMonk's latest ranking.
The second spot for Python is the highest position it's ever attained in RedMonk's list of top programming languages, which is based on an analysis of GitHub and Stack Overflow data. Historically, Python has been steady in fourth position but it rose to third spot three years ago in RedMonk's tables.
[...] Microsoft-maintained TypeScript for large-scale JavaScript projects has also risen one place to ninth position along with C. TypeScript could have slipped back to 15th but it continues to win developers because of its "ability to intermingle with a large existing codebase in JavaScript" and its ability to make code safer, according to O'Grady.
Rust is a popular language among developers who discuss technical challenges on StackOverflow, but it hasn't moved from its spot at 21. As O'Grady notes, Rust has the potential for core infrastructure projects but, like Google-created Go, it seems to be stuck on its current ranking. Go meanwhile has risen one place to 14.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 04 2020, @10:19PM
The solution to that problem is tenure, as one of the last lucky bastard with job security comparable to tenured professors, I have no need for resumé padding. As a result I am free to choose the right tool for the job.
Tenured positions come with theirs own set of problems but fad chasing isn't one of them and most can be solved with a sufficiently long probation (mesured in years not months) and generous use of temporary workers that have no decision power.