TIOBE Index for February 2026: Specialized Languages Gain Ground as Python’s Lead Eases

February 2026 TIOBE Index shows Python still far ahead, C strengthening in second, C# rising, and R holding the top 10 as rankings compress.
InfoWorld

Python is slipping in popularity – Tiobe

The world’s most popular programming language is losing market share to more specialized languages such as R and Perl, Tiobe ...
ZDNet

Programming languages: Python now has its own developer-in-residence. Here's what they are going to do

The Python Software Foundation has appointed a new Developer in Residence (DIR) to work full-time on the Python programming language and support its developer community. Core developer Łukasz Langa, ...
The Next Web

Why Python is not the programming language of the future

It took the programming community a couple of decades to appreciate Python. But since the early 2010’s, it has been booming — and eventually surpassing C, C#, Java and JavaScript in popularity. But ...
ZDNet

Programming languages: Python rules while Java dips

Software-checking business Tiobe has ranked Python as the top programming language of 2020 because it gained more popularity in its index than another language over the year. Tiobe, which uses ...
VentureBeat

Python pioneer assesses the 30-year-old programming language

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The Python programming language, which has never been more popular, ...
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Python: The Programming and Development Language of the Future

What is common between Netflix, Google, Uber, Spotify, Apple and Microsoft? All these giants of their industries believe the answer to the question "What is the future of Python?" is that it is ...