Objective-C, Apple’s programming language, is infamously (even absurdly) verbose, which is part of the reason why Apple got its reputation for being user-friendly. It’s not just the computers ...

Some programming continues to be very textual, but some is becoming more visual, which means the underlying computer language doesn’t matter as much. GUI builders are the easiest places to see this.

Runners-up this year were C, the second most popular language, which grew in popularity by 3.82%, and Python, the top language, which grew by 2.78%. Having fallen from third, Java is now in fourth ...

But with Altair adding to its technology after acquiring World Programming last December, companies with legacy SAS language code finally have a more cost-effective and flexible option.