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 ...

Which programming languages are most popular? Which APIs do people tap most often? After ~160 hackathons with nearly 10,000 projects by 13,281 hackers, they’ve got some answers.

Scripting language takes silicon turn. Santa Cruz, Calif. — If you want an easy way to design chips, says consultant Jan Decaluwe, look no further than the Python scripting language. Python can be ...