We aggregated data from nine rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming Language Popularity. Here's which languages came out on top and what to make of this information.

Guest Opinion: A programming language is a set of specific rules by which applications are written. We all know that language is needed to communicate with people. Speaking about a language used ...

HTML is not a programming language because it fails to meet several functional criteria. Nevertheless, HTML coding is valuable beyond that pedantic debate.

Web application security begins with the developer’s comfort level and familiarity with a programming language. WhiteHat Security’s latest report examines the security of six top languages.

Web applications may one day surpass desktop applications in function and usability — if developers have more programming languages to choose from, according to a Google engineer.

But underestimating HTML is a mistake. HTML is the most significant computing language, programming or otherwise, ever developed.

Does this programming language relate to my current or future career? Many programming languages have specific applications, such as web development, app programming or creating operating systems.

Web applications may one day surpass desktop applications in function and usability—if developers have more programming languages to choose from, according to a Google engineer.

Why application sustainability is more than a programming language choice Be wary of any organization that points to language choice as the sole indicator of its sustainability commitment.