Why Python is considered the top programming language ahead of JavaScript and C++ | Linux Today

Why Python is considered the top programming language ahead of JavaScript and C++

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Lance Whitney
Oct 28, 2019

To gauge the popularity of different languages, the IEEE’s study ranked 11 data points from eight different sources: CareerBuilder, Google, GitHub, Hacker News, the IEEE, Reddit, Stack Overflow, and Twitter. Depending on the source, the IEEE looked at such factors as searches, new repositories, posts mentioning each language, and job postings made within the last 30 days. Using this method, Python was the only language that scored a 100% ranking.

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