Why we need even more programming languages. opinion. Dec 8, 2011 6 mins. Core Java Java ME Java SE. Upgrading existing, popular languages to support new features is a lot harder than you might think ...

Successful programming languages need a little bit of luck. Of course, some people say we don’t need any more programming languages at all. I disagree.

Here’s a dead-simple, Luddite-friendly explanation of why we’ll keep seeing new languages as long as there are people to learn them. (Hat-tip to our very own Node.js ninja Chris McClellan for ...

Creators of two dozen new programming languages–some designed to enable powerful new Web applications and mobile devices–presented their work last week in Portland, OR. The reason for the ...

You really do need to know how the language works in order to pull off such a feat. But the real value of such code comes from the behaviors the algorithm produces and the ideas it helps express. It's ...

"Maybe the solution isn't entirely technical," Meyerovich says. "We need to start building more 'socially aware' languages." Yang Zhang, co-founder of analytics outfit Slice-Data and an MIT PhD ...

Ada, a programming language born in the late 70s, has managed to break into the top 10 of the TIOBE Index for July 2025.

With data storage expected to account for 14% of global carbon emissions by 2040, it's time to take a look at application data and ask whether we need all of it.

Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t. Zig is a new programming language that seems to be growing in popularity. Let’s do a quick dive into what it is, why it’s unique… ...

Just seven years ago, the Rust programming language reached version 1.0, making it one of the youngest languages and one that also holds big promise for large code bases written in C and C++.