each programming language has its own grammar and syntax, and there can be dialects, each requiring its own assemblers and compilers. Standards have been set by ANSI for many languages.

Becoming popular in the early 1990s and the norm today, object-oriented programming (OOP) languages, such as C++ and Java, provide a formal set of rules for creating and managing objects.

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 ...

“This is the first large-scale change we’ve seen in the top two ... a basic but rarely asked question: with so many programming languages to choose from, which one should I learn?

TIOBE Index for April 2025: Top 10 Most Popular Programming Languages Your email has been sent C++ and C swapped places in the April 2025 TIOBE Programming Community Index top 10, with C++ rising ...