We did an informal poll around the Hackaday bunker and decided that, for most of us, our favorite programming language is solder. However, [Stephen Cass] over at IEEE Spectrum released their annual ...

Python still leads despite a dip; C edges past C++ for #2; SQL re-enters the top 10 as Perl drops out after last month’s brief surge.

Each year, the code-sharing platform GitHub releases its ‘State of the Octoverse’ report, which among other things ranks the popularity of programming languages. The latest report, released in October ...

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched ...

Python still leads despite a dip to 24.45%. C edges past C++ for #2; Java holds #4. SQL returns to the top 10 as Perl drops ...

Computers need programming languages to function. That’s just a simple fact of life. However, these languages didn’t just spring up […] ...

Findings by Hopkins researchers suggest that all humans are equipped with the foundation needed to learn programming ...

[Simon Willison] has put together a list of how, exactly, one goes about using a large language models (LLM) to help write code. If you have wondered just what the workflow and techniques look like, ...