NSA warns for programming languages without integrated memory security
The US National Security Agency (NSA) urged developers to avoid programming languages that lack integrated memory security features.
According to the security agency, the memory management of applications is increasingly targeted by cybercriminals. Attackers can exploit application memory manag... Read more
Python climbs up the ranks in the world of computer programming
According to the latest TIOBE Index update, Python has beaten Java to become the most popular programming language for computer programming and coding
JavaScript had remained in the first position since 2014, but Python has been moving up slowly yet surely since 2015. Paul Jenson, the CEO of TIO... Read more
Stack Overflow Survey reveals developer preferences
The survey revealed the most popular programming languages, web frameworks, databases, and cloud platforms, among other choices.
Stack Overflow recently published their latest developer survey, which highlighted the overwhelmingly large share occupied by Microsoft Development tools.
Trends fo... Read more
Python squeezes its way to the top of the programming languages pile
Tiobe, the software-checking company has called Python the top programming language of 2020 because it became more popular in its index than any other language last year. Tiobe uses programming-related questions on search engines that calculate rankings.
Python rose by 2.1% in 2020 while Java de... Read more
Java is no longer the king of development, as Python gains popularity
Java was the king of programming languages for some time. Now it is trying to keep the second place as pressure from Python's squeeze intensifies. Tiobe, the software firm, ranked programming languages for its December edition of the ranking system and placed C at the top of the pile.
Following ... Read more
Latest release of C++ is boosting its popularity with developers
New features are making C++ the fastest growing language in the developer community.
It's been 35 years since C++ first appeared on the scene. The language quickly became one of the top three programming languages worldwide, with a market share of 17.53% in 2003. Since then, C++ has dropped in p... Read more
Microsofts programming language TypeScript is gaining in popularity
TypeScript, Microsoft's language for building JavaScript to scale, is making progress. Since its launch in 2012, the free open source programming language has ranked 12th on the Programming Language Rankings Q1-2019 of developer-analyst RedMonk.
The ranking is published twice a year. TypeScript has ... Read more