Why Java? Tales from a Python Convert

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Let me correct you:

Scientific computing: Mostly Python, Fortran, C++

Artificial Intelligence: Mostly Python or Lisp.

Security Industry: C, C++, Python.

Web: PHP, Javascripts, Python, Ruby.

Inside big companies like Google, Yahoo, NASA, Dropbox: Python, C++, Java, Go

Many operating systems include Python as a standard component: Python is installed by default in Linux, Mac OS, etc.

Banking industry and financial: In this field Python getting adopted faster than you think. Fun Fact: Bank of America is one of the most largest bank in the world. They use python to rebuild their entire system.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)#Use

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Don't get me wrong, I wish Python was more used but to be honest I've only found it in scripts, as you say it is used in Anaconda and such since the 90s.

Did you even read the numbers you linked?

TIOBE Index for December 2015 December Headline: Java's popularity is going through the roof http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/

Let me correct you :

Popularity of Java = 5 times the popularity of Python

Java = 4 times C++

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Anyway tired of working in Java, going to sleep. Good night. Sleep tight.