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At the start of May, I decided to get TensorFlow Developer Certified. So I set myself up with a curriculum to sharpen my skills and took the certification — turns out, I passed. Let me tell you ...

Widely-used Python has now overtaken JavaScript as the programming language developers are most likely to have questions about on knowledge-sharing site Stack Overflow.

When you compare Java vs. Python application development in terms of simplicity, conciseness, security and performance, Java comes out on top in every category.

Developers love Python and TypeScript, get paid for Clojure, and aren’t using blockchain Visual Basic remains as unpopular as ever.

Highly invasive backdoor snuck into open source packages targets developers Packages downloaded thousands of times targeted people working on sensitive projects.

Python remains a firm favourite programming language among developers, but when it comes to the popularity -- or otherwise -- of Java and JavaScript, the answer depends on which coders you ask.