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Which Programming Languages Should Tech Pros Learn Long-Term?

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 23, 2018

Which programming languages should tech pros learn over the long term? That’s an interesting and vital question, considering how the popularity of a language can have …

Hipsters Ruined Ruby, But It’s Fine Now: TIOBE

Nate Swanner, 

March 9, 2018

According to the latest TIOBE index, Ruby is climbing back into the mainstream after being ditched by hipsters, and that could be good news for developers. …

Which Programming Languages Do You Most Dislike?

Nick Kolakowski, 

November 3, 2017

What are the most disliked programming languages? Of course, every developer has a language (or two, or three, or four) that they hate with a fiery …

5 Programming Languages That Should Die

Nate Swanner, 

August 10, 2017

Everyone has a favorite programming language (and probably one they just can’t stand). Then there are those programming languages that we just wish would die. Some …

TIOBE: Java, C Losing Favor Among Developers

Nate Swanner, 

August 7, 2017

TIOBE has updated its monthly ranking of the world’s most popular programming languages; and if you take a casual glance, not much has changed. But closer inspection tells …

Will Ruby on Rails Remain Relevant in 2017?

Nate Swanner, 

July 31, 2017

Language popularity is a touchy subject among tech pros, but it can have serious implications for your career arc. For example, coding bootcamp Coding Dojo recently …

GitHub’s Most Popular Programming Languages

Nick Kolakowski, 

October 6, 2016

Lots of developers and programmers rely on GitHub as a repository for code. But which languages do those developers like to code in? GitHub recently provided …

Assembly Language Keeps Rising

Nick Kolakowski, 

July 5, 2016

Assembly language is a very low-level programming language for niche platforms such as bootloaders, device drivers, and embedded devices. In the minds of many, it’s the …

Why Ruby Is Making a Comeback

Nick Kolakowski, 

May 12, 2016

For the first time in a long time, the monthly TIOBE Index offers a little surprise: Ruby continues its aggressive climb up the rankings of most-used …

Java Dominates TIOBE Rankings (Again)

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 11, 2016

Java maintained its position atop TIOBE’s programming-language rankings in April, followed by C, C++, C#, and Python. That in itself isn’t shocking; the programming languages occupying …