Image: Stack Overflow. For example, JavaScript, ranked as the most popular programming language since 2011, “has a relatively short distance between admired and desired (<10 percentage points ...

So, what happened? Stack Overflow evolved toward being a so-called self-governing platform, where the power to govern (or ... JavaScript innovation and the culture of programming. Jun 6, 2025 3 mins.

Python also ranked highly in Stack Overflow's 2017 developer survey, which found it was the fifth most popular language behind JavaScript, SQL, Java, and C#. It was also the top language ...

JavaScript, originally designed by Brenden Eich while at Netscape, is the most popular programming languages and one of the most loved, too, according to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey.

Stack Overflow used to be every developer's favorite site for coding help, but with the rise of generative AI like ChatGPT, chatbots can offer more specific help than a 5-year-old forum post ever ...

A Stack Overflow-branded keyboard with just three buttons (Ctrl, C, and V) is a great April Fools’ gag. But the $29 The Key is surprisingly flexible thanks to being reprogrammable to do ...

Microsoft's TypeScript programming language over the past few years has been steadily climbing the popularity rankings in Stack Overflow's huge annual developer survey, this year knocking off Java to ...

Stack Overflow, a site where developers can ask and answer coding questions, has temporarily banned the use of text generated from ChatGPT, a chatbot released by Open AI last week. ChatGPT is ...

RedMonk latest language rankings show minimal shifts as Stack Overflow data loses relevance post-AI while JavaScript still tops the chart.

In yet another sign that the world is software-driven, Prosus N.V., Europe’s biggest tech investment firm, announced it is acquiring Stack Overflow, a global knowledge-sharing platform for ...