Programming languages: C++ overtakes PHP, but JavaScript, Python and Java still rule While the most used programming languages remain stable, there's quite a lot of change elsewhere.

Go attempts to combine the development speed of working in a dynamic language like Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++.

A study conducted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) put Python at the top of the list of favorite languages among such contenders as Java, JavaScript, C++, and Go.