Which programming languages dominated the world from 1958 to 2025?
This video presents a data-driven timeline of the most used programming languages over the decades, from the early days of computing to modern development trends. Rankings are based on:
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National developer surveys ๐
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Published books on programming languages ๐
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Mentions in software & tech publications ๐ฐ
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GitHub repository trends ๐
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Developer activity & adoption ๐
๐ฅ The flame emoji represents languages that have held the #1 spot at least once.
๐ The skull emoji marks languages that are now obsolete and no longer have an active developer
Watch this animation to discover:
๐ How programming languages evolved over time
๐ Which languages ruled the industry and which faded away
๐ Insights into recent trends (2023-2025)
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