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++ is the fastest programming language for economists While Fortran is a very popular choice for economists, it was the C++ that ran the fastest on both Mac and Windows.

Programming languages have been around for more than 30 years in the computer industry. They're what help developers and engineers create all the applications and websites we interact with daily.

Programming languages According to CompTIA's February 2022 Tech Jobs Report, software developers are the biggest driver of tech-hiring activity within US organizations. The average salary of US ...

Blockchain vs non-blockchain development Interestingly, Solidity does not even appear in the top 10 most popular (general) programming languages, according to StackOverflow’s 2019 developer survey.

While scripting is important in the DevOps pipeline, it’s important not to let it overshadow key programming capabilities, says IT Pro Today’s Christopher Tozzi. His top languages include Go, Python, ...

There have been some attempts over the years to put a number on the energy efficiency of specific programming languages, with a paper by Rui Pereira et al. from 2021 (preprint PDF) as published in ...

Two weeks ago someone ran a poll on Hacker News asking what the readers’ favorite programming language was. Yesterday (April 5) I took a look back at the poll to see who came out on top. I wasn ...