April PYPL Rankings: Top Languages, IDEs & Databases Unveiled
The April PYPL (Popularity of Programming Language) report presents four rankings—programming languages, IDEs, online IDEs, and databases—based on Google search frequency, highlighting Python’s 5.2% market share rise, Visual Studio’s dominance, Oracle’s decline, and the emergence of Cloud9, JSFiddle and Repl.it among online IDEs.
Programming Language Rankings
PYPL’s April programming language ranking lists the top five languages as Python, Java, JavaScript, C# and PHP. Python’s market share increased by 5.2% compared with last year and its adoption grew 17.1% over the past five years, while Java lost 6.2% in the same period.
IDE Rankings
The IDE ranking’s top five are Visual Studio, Eclipse, Android Studio, NetBeans and IntelliJ, reflecting the large Java developer community. Visual Studio remains the most popular IDE worldwide. Android Studio’s adoption grew 14.5% over five years, whereas Eclipse and Java‑related IDEs lost 16.2% share. Visual Studio Code also shows rapid growth.
Database Rankings
The database ranking places Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MongoDB in the top five. Oracle, while still the most popular, saw its share decline by 3.8% over five years. Firebase grew 1.8% in the same period. MongoDB and PostgreSQL also performed strongly.
Online IDE (ODE) Rankings
The ODE ranking lists Cloud9, JSFiddle and Repl.it as the top three online IDEs.
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