In some ways, Java was the key language for machine learning and AI before Python stole its crown. Important pieces of the data science ecosystem, like Apache Spark, started out in the Java universe.

AI-powered systems have swept through business, surfing a rising wave of occasionally justified hype. When they're good, they're really good—take, for example, a neural net designed to help Japanese ...

Python''s popularity is surging. In 2025, it achieved a record 26.14% TIOBE index rating, the highest any language has ever reached, largely driven by AI and data trends. 58% of developers now use ...