Since 2013, there have been metaphorically for programmers to build annual rankings of the world’s most popular programming languages. The rankings have traditionally relied on public signals such as ...

TIOBE Programming Index News – November 2025: C# Closes In on Java Your email has been sent The November 2025 TIOBE Index brings another twist below Python’s familiar lead. C solidifies its position ...

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...

Oracle’s Java team sat down with me last week for a fast-moving briefing on Java 25 and the broader direction of the platform. The headline: JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Software development is one of the most rewarding careers in the world of IT. Java is one of the ...

When you're writing code, you're laying out instructions on what you'd like to see on the app you're building or the website you're designing. But there are a number of coding languages to choose from ...

April 2025 TIOBE Index: Kotlin, Ruby & Swift Drop in Popularity Your email has been sent The market is a bit defensive,” TIOBE Software CEO Paul Jansen said, noting people cling to the familiar top 20 ...

Demand for software engineers remains high, and this is a trend that is set to continue, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It predicts that employment for software ...

The object-oriented paradigm popularized by languages including Java and C++ has slowly given way to a functional programming approach that is advocated by popular Python libraries and JavaScript ...

Many of today’s programmers—excuse me, software engineers—consider themselves “creatives.” Artists of a sort. They are given to ostentatious personal websites with cleverly hidden Easter eggs and ...

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