Programming languages have, almost since their inception, assumed a fixed syntax that is rooted in English for its keywords, with relatively few exceptions. Pascal has PROGRAM, FUNCTION, VAR, and so ...

So, you want to learn how to code in 2025? That’s awesome! Picking your very first programming language can feel like a puzzle though, right? There are so many options out there, and everyone seems to ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Google has introduced Mangle, a new open-source programming language that extends the classic logic-based language Datalog for modern deductive database programming. Implemented as a Go library, ...

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Have you ever wondered how computers understand what we want them to do? It all comes down to programming languages. These special sets of instructions have changed a lot over the years, from really ...

TIOBE Programming Index News May 2025: Python Hits Major Milestone Your email has been sent Python holds the highest share of interest in a programming language in decades Go, Rust, and other ...

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Each year, the code-sharing platform GitHub releases its ‘State of the Octoverse’ report, which among other things ranks the popularity of programming languages. The latest report, released in October ...