Python could soon be the most popular programming language, battling it out for top spot with JavaScript, Java and C, depending on which language ranking you look at.

The Traditional Role of Python Just as open-source development revolutionized SQL, it also rejuvenated programming languages that work with data.

While Python is IEEE's lead programming language, the spotlight is on SQL, which leads the organization's jobs rankings.

Image: Deagreez/GETTY There's no shortage of software developer jobs right now and employers are on the lookout for Python, Java and SQL coders in particular, hiring data indicates – with Go ...

Python, the number one programming language in the TIOBE Programming Language Community Index in August, has further solidified its place at the top.