Results are available for the second annual Python 2.x versus 3.x usage survey. Python 3 does seem to be gaining ground, but perhaps too slowly for comfort. Python has become a very popular language.

Both Python and Java frequently top lists of the most in-demand programming languages among employers. These are powerful, flexible, and object-oriented languages that are commonly used across ...

You're comparing apples to oranges. C++ is anywhere between 2 and 100 times faster to execute than Python. However, Python is generally faster to develop in. Perl has about the same runtime speed as ...

The next version of Python is over a year away, but you can try out one of its hottest features right now (video). Python might be the best, but it’s not your only choice for AI and machine learning.

Antony Peacock knows a thing or two about the use of C++ in finance. A senior C++ developer at Maven Securities, he's a member of the C++ standards committee and has worked on trading technology since ...