For now, here are the "most dreaded" programming languages, according to Stack Overflow, in descending order. You'll find the top source of dread at the bottom of the list. 10.

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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.

The programming languages that are in highest demand, from Google's Go to Python to Apple Swift and PHP.

Java, C, and Python top the list of most popular programming languages now, but it wasn't always that way, according to the TIOBE Index.

As the big programming languages battle it out for supremacy, there are always the underdogs waiting in the wings. In its 2024 report, GitHub put a spotlight on the fastest-growing languages.

Programming language Rust has entered the top 20 of the Tiobe popularity index for the first time, but it's still five spots behind systems programming rival Go. There's growing interest in the ...