In a Q&A, Python programming language creator Guido van Rossum said it was “almost taboo to talk about a Python 4 in a serious sense” following the troubled migration from Python 2.0 to Python 3.0.

Python's rise among developers around the world has been documented by several well-known programming-language indexes. But UK developer-focused analyst SlashData has now put a figure on the actual ...

Java-compatible language Groovy has re-entered the top 20 most popular languages, according to Tiobe's search engine-based rankings. Groovy, which came to life in 2007, hasn't been a top-20 language ...

Python stays far ahead after another dip; C holds second, Java retakes third from C++, and R rises to eighth as SQL slips, ...

Several of this week’s top stories touch on the pitfalls of open source development, especially when things like power, money, and ego are involved. Also, a look at Python’s nifty new sampling ...

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