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Java is nowhere close losing the #1/2 spot in programming language, it's just everywhere.

• steveklabnik 6y ago
  I agree that Java is not going anywhere, but I could absolutely see a world where JavaScript and Python are number one and two.
  • dexterdog 6y ago
    After Excel
  • tutfbhuf 6y ago
    Well on GitHub this is already the case since quite some time.
  • didibus 6y ago
    Ya, but the ranking don't really matter, the usage does. It's possible Java grew year over year and yet lost rank.
    • steveklabnik 6y ago
      I certainly agree that language rankings don’t really matter. In very broad strokes, “used everywhere,” “used many places,” “used some places,” “pretty niche,” “academic only,” these kinds of things are more useful than arguing which is 5 vs 6.
  • thekyle 6y ago
    According to that Stack Overflow survey, JavaScript and Python are currently number one and two respectively.
• jahewson 6y ago
  It's already #3 according to some rankings out there, behind JavaScript and Python. It's growth that will be the deciding factor.
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