C++ is a general-purpose programming language favored by developers for its power and flexibility, which makes it ideal for operating systems, web browsers, search engines (including Google’s ...

Python is a high-level language, so it’s not suitable for system-level programming—device drivers or OS kernels are out of the picture. It’s also not ideal for situations that call for cross ...

We aggregated data from nine rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming Language Popularity. Here's which languages came out on top and what to make of this information.