There are many programming languages today, sometimes too many to choose from for a new project. The good thing is that there aren’t many main stream programming languages, so picking one is not a daunting task. And almost all main stream languages can achieve similar things, meaning any one of them will work. So in the end it’s really a matter of team preference and sometimes company policy. Read more... (329 words, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)
If you are a software engineer, you might have known Tiobe popularity index of programming languages. The index is updated on monthly basis. The following table shows the top 20 most popular languages this month.

The index caught many people’s attention this month because C regained its No.1 position. Java, used to be No. 1 for years, dropped to No. 2. Although percentage wise Java is still very close to C, the declining of Java popularity can be eye-catching. Read more... (194 words, 1 image, estimated 47 secs reading time)
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