Python proves popular once again. Discover the best programming languages to learn for high-demand jobs in 2025.

In brief: Learning a programming language can be tricky, especially for someone new to coding. However, knowing the most popular languages may help some make a critical decision.

If you're interested in learning to code, for fun or financial gain, this interactive chart from IEEE Spectrum can help you pick the first (or next) language to learn. It ranks dozens of ...

Here are 11 cutting-edge programming languages that are notable and possibly worthy of your time. Some are just a year or two old. Some are a bit older but still gaining traction.

Learning to use Python in such a way can lend an edge to anyone involved in finance or stock trading, and it’s a simple programming language to learn if you have the right teacher. With a course that ...

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.

Over the past few months, we've taken a comprehensive deep dive into the popularity of programming languages. Also: The most popular programming languages in 2024 But how do you measure popularity ...

As part of our mini-series on programming languages, James Fransham makes the case for R being the best language for data journalism and our team shares their tips for getting started with it.

IN DECEMBER 1989 Guido van Rossum, a Dutch computer scientist, set himself a Christmas project. Irked by shortcomings in other programming languages, he wanted to build his own. His principles ...