Programming languages
R owes its growing popularity to the development of data science. It was created around 1993, but has recently become one of the most popular (if not the most popular) languages for analytics, data mining and advanced statistics. It is an interpreted language based on the earlier S language. The R web site notes: “One …
PHP originally stood for “Personal homepage”, but now it stands for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor”. It is mainly used on web servers, and supports all major operating systems and platforms. The PHP website describes it as “fast, flexible and pragmatic” and claims it “supports everything from your blog to the world’s most popular websites.” “It’s powerful …
C and C ++ are so similar that many organizations that rank programming languages compile them together. Tiobe considers C to be the most popular programming language with a market share of 14.32%. However, many other organisations do not rate C as highly. C ++ consistently ranks fourth or fifth in many different lists. Both …
Although it “looks like C”, C # is slightly different from C and C++. Microsoft first released it in 2000 as part of the .NET platform, and while it now supports multiple platforms, it is still primarily used for Windows development. Microsoft describes it as a “modern, object-oriented and component-oriented programming language”.
First released by Sun Microsystems in 1995, the company later released it under an open source license. It is now owned by Oracle. One of the strengths of Java is that it can be run anywhere, making it easy to create cross-platform applications. It is also the main application development language for Android, which contributes …
For interface web developers, JavaScript skills are a must. First released in December 1995, the language recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. The JavaScript.com website notes that it is “an excellent language for beginners to write code,” and is often taught to high school and university students in introductory programming courses or introductory web development courses. …
Python turned 30 years old this year. Released in 1991, it has not lost its popularity. The language is relatively easy to read and is often taught in introductory computer science courses. As a general-purpose language, it can be used for many different tasks, which contributes to its popularity. In fact, many Python users who …
