Latest article about C: One of the oldest programming languages still in common use, C was created in the early 1970s. In 1978, the language's legendary and still widely read manual, the 800-page ...

The other day, my friend Ned’s cousin asked Ned what he thought was the best first language for new programmers. The cousin didn’t have much computing experience, but at 15 years old the ...

The TIOBE Index, a highly-regarded resource for ranking the popularity of programming languages, is a great place to figure out the skills you should learn if you want a career in technology. By ...

One of the oldest programming languages still in common use, C was created in the early 1970s. In 1978, the language's legendary and still widely read manual, the 800-page "The C Programming ...

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

The nine-year-old programming language Rust is the star of the TIOBE Programming Language Community Index this month. The language Rust rose to number 13 from number 17, a jump from 0.93% in the ...

COBOL, or Common Business Oriented Language, is one of the oldest programming languages in use, dating back to around 1959. It's had surprising staying power; according to a 2022 survey, there's ...

Johannesburg - A recent meeting of IT professionals debated the use of old programming language COBOL in modern times. COBOL, which is an acronym for COmmon Business Oriented Language, is ...

Programming Languages: Quiz 1 As usual, this is a mix of old and new, obscure and popular languages. Many are used on platforms you might be working with now, such as Linux, while others started ...