Widely-used Python has now overtaken JavaScript as the programming language developers are most likely to have questions about on knowledge-sharing site Stack Overflow.

The history of basic computer programming languages dates back far. Learn more about the BASIC & C coding languages that got everything started.

History of C programming In the early days of computing, programmers used a variety of different programming languages to create software for different computer systems.

Fortunately, Stack Overflow — the go-to question-and-answer site for programmers all over the world — tracks the most popular languages in its annual developer survey.

Have you ever wondered if there is a correlation between a computer’s energy consumption and the choice of programming languages? Well, a group of Portuguese university researchers did and set ...

Wired speaks to Bjarne Stroustup -- the inventor of the C++ programming language -- 25 years after its invention 1985: The first official reference guide for the C++ programming language is published.

The C programming language has kept the top spot in the Tiobe language popularity index for the second straight month and the Rust language has finally cracked the top 20.