The hit programming language Python has climbed over once-dominant Java to become the second most popular language on Microsoft-owned open-source code-sharing site GitHub. Python now outranks Java ...

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, ...

Source code repository hoster GitHub has listed the most popular programming languages used on its site, tracking usage trends since it launched in 2008. It revealed few surprises, mostly matching up ...

Programming language rankings get regular headlines, and they should, at least from trend trackers like us. Among my favorite is the RedMonk quarterly, published this week. I like the methodology of ...