F#, a functional language for Microsoft’s .Net platform, was ranked No. 20 in August, its first-ever entrance in the top 20. But it dropped to the 23rd-most popular language in the September report.

We aggregated data from nine different 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.

Written by David Gewirtz, Senior Contributing Editor Sept. 5, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. PT solarseven/Getty Images Over the past few weeks, we've been discussing programming language popularity here on ...

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.

Objective-C, used for developing Apple iOS applications, climbs to No. 6 in the monthly Tiobe Programming Community index for most popular programming languages, after being ranked at No. 8 a year ...