Programming language of the year? Python is standout in latest rankings
Summary
Its also the most popular language with hackers , thanks to its easy-to-grasp syntax, broad availability of online tutorials, and an abundance of harmless third-party software libraries that can be repurposed for malicious use.The Tiobe index and other popularity rankings from IEEE Spectrum and PYPL offer programmers a way to assess which languages are worth investing time into.ZDNets David Gewirtz has written a highly informative piece on how developers can approach this question using a variety of indexes and sources other than popularity rankings.Programming languages to have made the biggest gains alongside Python in the Tiobe rankings are MATLAB, Kotlin, Rust, Julia, and Microsoft-backed TypeScript.Released in 2012, Julia is designed to combine the speed of C with the usability of Python, the dynamism of Ruby, the mathematical prowess of MatLab, and the statistical chops of R.