"Learn Python" Overtakes "Learn Java" on Google Trends

“Learn Python” Overtakes “Learn Java” on Google Trends

I am currently developing online courses and learning material for programming beginners. In my research, I came across the following interesting chart: Data Source: www.google.com/trends As you can see (according to Google Trends) in November 2015, for the first time ever, more people were searching for “learn python” than for “learn java”. Looking at the last 5 years, the demand to “learn python” was constantly rising. So what does this mean for the future of those 2 languages? More and more people are learning Python – that’s for sure. Python has already become the number 1 programming course for beginners in many universities years ago [1]. The main reason for this is simple: Python is simple. I think it has the simplest and most intuitive syntax from all programming languages.…


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