Nine industry surveys and surprising job posting data offer an unexpected look at where software development is heading.

October 2026 TIOBE Index sees Python rebound, Java narrow the gap with C++, R pass SQL, Rust hold No. 10, and Julia return to the top 20 after three years.

Overview: Python leads popularity indexes thanks to its widespread use in AI, machine learning, data science, and ...

Python has scaled to the top of the monthly PyPL language popularity index, overtaking Java. Also on the rise, in the rival Tiobe index, is Scala, which has again cracked the index’s Top 20. This ...

Despite Python's meteoric rise to claim Tiobe's Programming Language of the Year for 2024, Java has quietly reinforced its position as a critical player in the global developer ecosystem. With a 2.3% ...

Nov 2025 TIOBE: Python leads. C holds #2; C++ and Java dip as C# nears Java. Lower ranks shuffle — Perl returns, SQL at #10, and Go drops from the top 10. Image: christiancabarrocas/Envato The ...

Despite advances in cloud computing, mobile development, and AI, the day-to-day business of enterprises around the world still runs on three programming languages that made their debut in the 1990s.