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

For the rest of the history of modern programming languages -- because C was really just the beginning! -- check out the infographic below. You can click it to zoom in.

A group working on the development of the hugely popular C++ programming language has outlined a path to make the language "memory safe" -- just like its younger rival, Rust. Widespread warnings about ...

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 ...

TIOBE Programming Language Index News (July 2024): Rust Rises to an All-Time High Your email has been sent Plus, Go hangs on to its newly-gained spot at number seven. The nine-year-old programming ...

If, as a software developer, you want to know what the most popular or best-paid programming languages are in the industry right now, there’s always a constant stream of surveys and reports to let you ...

Longtime leading programming language for systems development dropped to fourth in the Tiobe index for September, its lowest position ever. The C language has dropped to fourth place in the Tiobe ...

Python still leads despite a dip; C edges past C++ for #2; SQL re-enters the top 10 as Perl drops out after last month’s brief surge.