While Python still gets top billing when it comes to developing for AI, Java proponents see the nearly 30-year-old Java programming language ready to take charge in the AI field.

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Python has surpassed Java as the top language used to introduce U.S. students to programming and computer science, according to a recent survey posted by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

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On the topic of talent, Hasemi added: “Python web developers may not be as plentiful as PHP or Java, but notably tend to be a lot less hyperspecialized, especially compared to PHP.