The most popular programming languages for services and microservices are, in order, Java, C#, C, Ruby, Python and C++. If you have a strong commitment to one of the first three languages on this list ...

Marking a first, Python has displaced Java to take the number two ranking in the November 2020 edition of the Tiobe Index of programming language popularity. C held on to the top spot.

Java is one of the top three programming languages, thanks to its dominance in enterprise applications, while Kotlin is a less popular but still top 20 programming language.

Oracle has released Helidon 2.0, an upgrade to its Java libraries designed to simplify microservices development.

Oracle releases programming language Java 15 to push its dream of 'write once, run everywhere'.