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 ...

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When it comes to technology conferences, Heather White and Eli White see power in bringing many languages and platforms together. With the first Mid-Atlantic Developer Conference, the Mt. Airy–based ...

B y any measure, there is an enormous number of programming languages. Some lists contain hundreds, while the Historical ...

The Python programming language might be the fastest track to a tech job in the US, but, according to developer knowledge-sharing site Stack Overflow, the most loved language of all is Rust, an ...

Picking a programming language to learn can be a stressful task. The trendy language at any given time isn’t necessarily one that anyone will care about in a year, much less the one that’ll get you ...

No, HTML is not a computer programming language. This may ruffle the feathers of web developers and graphic designers who take pride in the webpages they have built. Nevertheless, HTML is not a ...

I’m a big fan of Python — the open source programming language. In case you’re wondering, Python is indeed named after the BBC comedy group Monty Python. The language was created around 1990 by Guido ...

In the late 1990s, a well respected and visionary colleague made the surprising statement, “Java is dead.” That is probably the first time I had heard that phrase. Despite my respect for his ...