Computers need programming languages to function. That’s just a simple fact of life. However, these languages didn’t just ...

Think of it as a map of the rapidly changing world of computer software. On Wednesday, Github published a graph tracking the popularity of various programming languages on its eponymous internet ...

We ran a piece last year summarizing an IEEE study of programming-language popularity based on job listings. This article fostered conversation, including debates about whether the languages IEEE used ...

As a new year approaches, you might be curious to see whether your programming skills are still in demand or whether you should consider up-skilling for the best opportunities. Hundreds of coding ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

Source code repository hoster GitHub has listed the most popular programming languages used on its site, tracking usage trends since it launched in 2008. It revealed few surprises, mostly matching up ...