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TIOBE Software has released its programming community index for December 2011, and the numbers show that C# is gaining in popularity. According to TIOBE, the most popular languages right now are Java, C, C++, C# and Objective-C. (In that order.) There's no movement at all in the top 3, though TIOBE says that C++ has lost a bit of popularity since December 2010. C# moved up from 5th place to 4th, and is just a hair behind C++. Sponsor
C#, Objective-C and JavaScript Move Up in TIOBE Index - ReadWriteCloud
[Infographic] PHP vs. Python vs. Ruby
Udemy has put together an infographic that compares Ruby, PHP and Python. This looks (briefly) at the history, popularity, ease of use, demand for programmers, benchmarks and more for each language. If you're job-hunting, Udemy says that you probably want to know PHP above Ruby or Python. According to Udemy, Python is the "most-discussed" language, followed by PHP and Ruby. The rankings come from IEEE Spectrum's analysis of IRC discussions.The Number One Trait of a Great Developer | Engine Yard Blog
Maybe the best programmers aren’t those who spectacularly solve crazy problems, but those who don’t create them, which is much more silent. – Lena Herrmann When I look around at other companies hiring Ruby on Rails developers, I see them focusing on three major traits: Super-smart; Large community following; Deep Ruby knowledge. They’re all wrong.
Wildcards (The Java™ Tutorials > Bonus > Generics)
Consider the problem of writing a routine that prints out all the elements in a collection. Here's how you might write it in an older version of the language (i.e., a pre-5.0 release): The problem is that this new version is much less useful than the old one.
Google’s Dart Programming Language Disappoints Hackers | SiliconANGLE
As expected, Google announced its new programming language Dart at GOTO Conf. We previously reported on the language here. Dart is a new programming language that will run in its own virtual machine in Chrome and compile to JavaScript in other browsers. The stated goals are: Create a structured yet flexible language for web programming.All the cloud applications you use on the Internet today are written in a specific computer language. What you see as a nice icon on the front end looks like a bunch of code on the back end. It’s interesting to see where computer languages started and how they have evolved over time. There are now a series of computer languages to choose from and billions lines of code.
Evolution of Computer Languages [Infographics]
