Even though functional programming has been around for over half a century, it has never gained the kind of popularity anywhere near what imperative programming (e.g. C, Java) achieved.

You see, we don’t get functional programming by starting with an imperative language and cutting off its legs. A purely functional subset of Java or C or Python would be miserable little languages.

Programming languages: Python could soon overtake C and Java as most popular Python is battling for pole position, but Rust and TypeScript have made notable gains in popularity over the past year.

Python creator Guido van Rossum reveals the strengths and weaknesses of one of the world's most popular programming languages. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer May 24, 2021 at 7:18 a.m. PT ...