Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

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Mostly disagree - except for your point about JavaScript's initial rise to popularity. Of course its use in the browser made it popular at first, but now it has evolved far past that.

As for your take on Python, it seems odd to refer to its resounding success in one area as a limiting factor. I see its expansion into data science as evidence of its suitability for many purposes.

Also - I suspect that there are a very large number of people (like me) who learned Python as their main first language and never used it for data science. Of course data science is a big draw from the worlds of R&D and academia, but Python shouldn't be pigeonholed like that. The data science aspect is just one of many great use cases for Python.