Computers need programming languages to function. That’s just a simple fact of life. However, these languages didn’t just spring up out of nowhere. They were developed by people for explicit purposes.

Long before you were picking up Python and JavaScript, in the predawn darkness of May 1, 1964, a modest but pivotal moment in computing history unfolded at Dartmouth College. Mathematicians John G.

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 ...

C# was named TIOBE’s Programming Language of the Year, while the index also pointed to a potential rise for TypeScript.

For the first time in Tiobe's long-running index, 35-year-old Python has overtaken Java to become the second-most popular programming language. Python, a top choice for data-science and ...