{"id":13592,"count":183,"description":"

Programming languages are the foundational tools behind all software \u2014 from simple websites to complex systems powering healthcare, finance, and entertainment. This guide explores how they evolved, the differences between coding and programming, types of languages, and the use cases for popular ones like Python, JavaScript, Java, Rust, and more. You\u2019ll also learn how programming languages are created, how they work together, and where to start learning, whether you're a beginner or advancing your skills.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/","name":"Programming Languages","slug":"programming-languages","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nProgramming News and Resources - The New Stack<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about programming languages and get the latest programming news. Find out how to get started coding and the best use cases for different programming languages.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Programming Languages Archives\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about programming languages and get the latest programming news. Find out how to get started coding and the best use cases for different programming languages.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The New Stack\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@thenewstack\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"CollectionPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/programming-languages\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/programming-languages\\\/\",\"name\":\"Programming News and Resources - The New Stack\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/#website\"},\"description\":\"Learn about programming languages and get the latest programming news. Find out how to get started coding and the best use cases for different programming languages.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/programming-languages\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/programming-languages\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Programming Languages\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/\",\"name\":\"The New Stack\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The New Stack\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.thenewstack.io\\\/media\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/a9fbec84-the-new-stack-logo-rgb-screen.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.thenewstack.io\\\/media\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/a9fbec84-the-new-stack-logo-rgb-screen.png\",\"width\":1032,\"height\":128,\"caption\":\"The New Stack\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thenewstack.io\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/thenewstack\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/thenewstack\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Programming News and Resources - The New Stack","description":"Learn about programming languages and get the latest programming news. Find out how to get started coding and the best use cases for different programming languages.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Programming Languages Archives","og_description":"Learn about programming languages and get the latest programming news. Find out how to get started coding and the best use cases for different programming languages.","og_url":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/","og_site_name":"The New Stack","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@thenewstack","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/","url":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/","name":"Programming News and Resources - The New Stack","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/#website"},"description":"Learn about programming languages and get the latest programming news. Find out how to get started coding and the best use cases for different programming languages.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/programming-languages\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Programming Languages"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/","name":"The New Stack","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/#organization","name":"The New Stack","url":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cdn.thenewstack.io\/media\/2021\/11\/a9fbec84-the-new-stack-logo-rgb-screen.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.thenewstack.io\/media\/2021\/11\/a9fbec84-the-new-stack-logo-rgb-screen.png","width":1032,"height":128,"caption":"The New Stack"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thenewstack","https:\/\/x.com\/thenewstack"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/13592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=13592"},{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event?categories=13592"},{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?categories=13592"},{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts?categories=13592"},{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/polls?categories=13592"},{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tns-daily?categories=13592"},{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/webinar?categories=13592"},{"href":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages?categories=13592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}