C is a general purpose, mid-level programming languages initially released in the early 1970s. The language has been used to develop some of the most recognizable tech in the world.

Which programming language should you learn if you want a job at Google, Amazon, Facebook or any big software company? This question was originally answered on Quora by John L. Miller.

Not since 2001, the year the TIOBE Index started, has a programming language held such a large percentage of community interest as Python does in 2025. Python is not the language with the highest ...