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.

TIOBE Programming Index News February 2025: Fast Programming Languages Are In Demand Your email has been sent While Python isn’t fast, it has enough entrenched popularity to get a boost from non ...

It’s perhaps not a surprise, but demand for AI-related skills has soared, according to technology educator O’Reilly, which just released its annual technology trends report.

While programming language s like JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and Python remain the most commonly used languages among developers, some interesting trends have emerged over the last few years.

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