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Python tops programming language list

August 8, 2018 By editor

Python has topped the IEEE Spectrum list of top programming languages again this year—extending its lead in the process.

The sources used to compiled the list cover

contexts that include social chatter, open-source code production, and job postings.

Obviously that list of sources isn’t an accurate reflection of what developers are doing day-to-day in organisations. Any list of top programming languages that puts R (#7) above JavaScript (#8) clearly has some methodological challenges. My belief is that the list reflects the current buzz around data science.

However, interest in Python clearly remains high. As it does in R—#7 is impressive for a domain-specific language.

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Filed Under: Artificial intelligence, Data science, Machine learning Tagged With: IEEE Spectrum, programming language, python, R

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