Python still leads despite a dip; C edges past C++ for #2; SQL re-enters the top 10 as Perl drops out after last month’s ...

In brief: Learning a programming language can be tricky, especially for someone new to coding. However, knowing the most popular languages may help some make a critical decision. This choice could ...

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 ...

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A low-level programming language, Assembly can pack a punch when used the right way and is greatly suited to cybersecurity tasks. Reasons to learn include direct control over hardware, optimised ...

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In the digital age, entrepreneurs owe it to themselves to develop a technical education as well as a business one. For anyone working in the tech space, that means learning how to program. And there's ...

This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...