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 ...

For decades, fierce debates have raged over the benefits of different programming languages over others: Java vs. C++; Python vs. Ruby; Flask vs. Django. While often waged with fervor by computer ...

C++ has overtaken Java to be the third most popular language in the Tiobe programming language index. It's the first time C++ has over taken Java in the Tiobe index and it's the first time since 2001 ...

Many computer programmers know multiple languages. The range of programming languages is wide, with some languages used in specific contexts, but some more general. For example, Java can implement ...

One interpretation of this graph shows Java (blue) being overtaken by C (black) over the course of the decade. What this interpretation belies is the fact that Java and the C family (C, C++, and C#) ...

People choosing to enter the glamorous world of computer programming often wonder what language(s) are the best to learn. As I’ve written before, Python is a popular choice for beginners, for a number ...