According to GitHub’s 2016 and 2017 reports, the world’s most popular programming language, by a considerable distance, is Javascript. Python is second. Java is third, and Ruby a close fourth.

Programming languages have been around for more than 30 years in the computer industry. They're what help developers and engineers create all the applications and websites we interact with daily.

Yehonathan Sharvit is the author of Data-Oriented Programming. He has written code since 2001, in languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Clojure, and Ballerina.

JavaScript creator Brendan Eich charts the programming language's life from Mosaic to Internet Explorer and Chrome. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer June 15, 2020 at 6:29 a.m. PT ...