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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 Apple developers, it’s now Swift. Apple’s Objective-C programming is much loved. Vilified. Workable. But it appears to be on its way out the door as Apple’s main programming language. Swift will ...

Invented by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, BASIC was first successfully used to run programs on the school’s General Electric computer system 50 ...

There is a short answer, but this a borderline religious discussion, so it requires some context first. I've hired many software engineers, and the single most valuable skill is the ability to pick up ...

To quote William Ting's earlier answer: "JavaScript will stay relevant as long as people use the internet." 1. So, JavaScript will be relevant forever. With the maturity and robustness of mobile ...

The other day, my friend Ned’s cousin asked Ned what he thought was the best first language for new programmers. The cousin didn’t have much computing experience, but at 15 years old the future was ...