JavaScript remains the most used programming language among developers, but Python is the most studied – and Go the one that most coders want to switch to.

What just happened? For the first time in more than 20 years, the Python programming language has overtaken Java, JavaScript, and C as the most popular language.

John Resig of jQuery fame outlines why Khan Academy decided to offer JavaScript as their first computer language. With video, of course.

From the mainstream — TypeScript and Python have overtaken JavaScript in popularity, C# and Java continue to decline, while Rust is still in the «favorites». The most popular programming languages in ...

New research shows Microsoft TypeScript's popularity is rocketing and that nearly all JavaScript developers are worried about open-source security.

U.K.-based technology analyst firm RedMonk just released the latest version of its biannual rankings of programming languages, and once again JavaScript tops the list, followed by Java and PHP ...

Relatively young by programming language standards, TypeScript was created by Microsoft in 2012. It's closely related to the mega-popular JavaScript and designed to run big applications.