This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...

Python increased its lead over second-place C language in the March 2024 edition of the Tiobe index of programming language popularity. Python has its largest lead ever in Tiobe’s monthly index of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Arruda covers personal branding, leadership, and careers. Leaders can no longer rely on time-tested strategies and proven ...

Alex Mangold received funding from the British Academy for the research mentioned in this article (Talent Development Award 2021). Sarah Pogoda received funding from the British Academy for the ...

George Poulos does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The songbird is among the classical species studied as a model for understanding the neurobiology of language. It uses song and vocalization to communicate information for its survival. The songbird’s ...

Java was created over 25 years ago, and it is still one of the most popular programming languages. In this article, I will present an overview of how Java has grown to today's complex system and why ...

Microsoft officially pounded the last nail into the open source Microsoft Python Language Server coffin, replacing it with the company's proprietary Pylance extension for coding with Python in Visual ...

Our capacity for learning is becoming the currency we trade on in our careers. Where we once went to work to learn to do a job, learning now is the job. Adaptive and proactive learners are highly ...

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...