From Reddit threads to roundtable events, debating the merits of programming languages is not a new phenomenon. And while much of the recent discourse has centered around AI’s impact and whether or ...

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 ...

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 ...

C# was named TIOBE’s Programming Language of the Year, while the index also pointed to a potential rise for TypeScript. Here’s how the latest rankings compare across TIOBE, RedMonk, and PYPL.

If you want a programming job, you better ensure you're proficient in SQL, Python, and Java. That's according to the 2024 IEEE Spectrum Top Programming Languages report, which looks at what employers ...

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Move over Clojure, there’s a new kid on the block; Zig has emerged as the best-paying programming language for developers in 2024. That’s according to the latest Stack Overflow survey. The poll, which ...

Over the past few weeks, we've been discussing programming language popularity here on ZDNET. Most recently, I aggregated data from nine different rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming ...

Old Glories: Fortran and Cobol are still among the world's most popular programming languages despite being almost 70 years old. They're certainly overachieving, but for entirely different reasons, ...

Coding is a pivotal skill in many aspects of today's technology-driven society and it holds growing significance for many jobseekers and students, including those contemplating a career in ...