Programming languages: This old favourite tops the charts again But that doesn't mean that nothing changes in the world of coding. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Feb. 9, 2021, 2:42 a.m. PT ...

There aren't quite as many of these as text-based programming languages, and some are more notable than others. They require a graphical user interface (GUI) for creating and testing an application.

Today, this standard defines concepts such as data types, and programming styles such as ladder diagram (LD), function block diagram (FBD), structured text (ST) and sequential function chart (SFC).

The programming language Java's popularity has been slowly declining in some programming language index rankings, but it's popped back into the second spot in RedMonk's latest chart.