JavaScript is now used by more than 16.4 million developers globally, says a survey of more than 19,000 coders – making it the world's most popular programming language "by a wide margin". SlashData's ...

In brief: Learning a programming language can be tricky, especially for someone new to coding. However, knowing the most popular languages may help some make a critical decision. This choice could ...

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 ...

Best Programming Languages to Learn for In-Demand Jobs in 2025 Your email has been sent Developers who want to push ahead in their profession will want to choose a programming language that appeals to ...

TIOBE Index News (December 2023): Smaller Programming Languages Are Rising in Popularity Your email has been sent The rise of smaller languages may be due to the number of programmers increasing or to ...

In context: Rust is a contemporary, general-purpose programming language designed to inherently ensure memory safety. Programs written in Rust are notably more secure, as various classes of bugs and ...