We understand the importance of programming languages when it comes to developing software. And while there may be more options than you can stomach, information can go a long way in helping you ...

Julia, created in 2009 by MIT researchers, made its public debut in 2012 and over the past year has quickly climbed the ranks of the world's most popular languages. It's still not as popular Python, ...

Probabilistic programming languages (PPLs) have emerged as a transformative tool for expressing complex statistical models and automating inference procedures. By integrating probability theory into ...

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GitHub is the web's No. 1 place for developers all over the world to swap and share code. It has even been called the "Facebook for programmers," with lots of Silicon Valley firms requiring job ...

One interpretation of this graph shows Java (blue) being overtaken by C (black) over the course of the decade. What this interpretation belies is the fact that Java and the C family (C, C++, and C#) ...

We ran a piece last year summarizing an IEEE study of programming-language popularity based on job listings. This article fostered conversation, including debates about whether the languages IEEE used ...