As the big programming languages battle it out for supremacy, there are always the underdogs waiting in the wings. In its 2024 report, GitHub put a spotlight on the fastest-growing languages.

Other noticeable trends can be explained by specifics to GitHub. The trend line for Ruby on Rails, for example, is likely due to the fact the programming language has been on GitHub since 2008.

Java was the most popular programming language on the TIOBE index for several years, only conceding to C in certain months up to the start of 2020. At one point, it held a share of over 25% of the ...

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.

Source code repository hoster GitHub has listed the most popular programming languages used on its site, tracking usage trends since it launched in 2008. It revealed few surprises, mostly matching up ...

Research and Markets: Recent Trends in Programming languages (RTPL) - Cloud Computing and Storage Issues January 20, 2015 11:57 AM Eastern Standard Time. DUBLIN-- ...

Think of it as a map of the rapidly changing world of computer software. On Wednesday, Github published a graph tracking the popularity of various programming languages on its eponymous internet ...