The crazy origin story of the C programming language, and how it became a success with the help of some incredibly slow computers.

Java, JavaScript and Python are invariably the three most popular programming languages in several indexes, but their exact order varies depending on how the ranking is calculated. Lately most ...

Frustrated by programming language shortcomings, Guido van Rossum created Python. With the language now used by millions, Nick Heath talks to van Rossum about Python's past and explores what's next.

Created in 2009 (a relative newcomer by programming language standards), Go has seen a quick rise in popularity due to its function within platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes – which ...

The runner-ups for programming language of the year, per TIOBE, were Dart (another Google-led programming language, incidentally) and Perl, a NASA-created language renowned for its reliability, if ...