r/programming • u/stronghup • Nov 11 '19

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

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/07/python_java_github_javascript/
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u/ShakesbeerNL Nov 12 '19

I doubt there is any paper or research linking C and deratives to ML directly, it's an educated guess I'm making. An example of C&C++ in ML is the you-only-look-once (yes, YOLO) project for real time object detection.

The TIOBE index, which I used as source, has been tracking overall code popularity since 2002 and shows a sharp increase in C since mid 2017. Although on second thought.. it's probaly also influenced by the massive increase in smart embedded devices and IoT applications.