Every developer should be paying attention to the local-first architecture movement and what it means for JavaScript. Here’s ...

Overview: Developers use high-performance languages such as C++ and Rust to build AAA titles and competitive games.Cross-platform engines simplify development b ...

Abstraction is considered a virtue in software development. However, practice shows that wrong abstractions cause more harm ...

Overview:Programming languages with simple syntax allow faster learning and practical application for beginnersLow-level ...

Rust is one of the newest programming languages, and it can change how you see code.

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its ...

AI is changing the game for programming languages. According to a new report, Python holds the top spot while JavaScript drops. The reason? "Vibe coding" with AI assistants. Python holds the top spot ...

Every few years, the tools we use to automate work shift. In 2025, picking the best programming language for automation can mean fewer headaches and faster results. This post walks through how to ...

Functional programming, as the name implies, is about functions. While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique ...

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 ...

Over the past few weeks, we've been discussing programming language popularity here on ZDNET. Most recently, I aggregated data from nine different rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming ...