WordPress.com has replaced PHP with web technologies and a RESTful back-end API for the administration console.

Programming languages: C++ overtakes PHP, but JavaScript, Python and Java still rule While the most used programming languages remain stable, there's quite a lot of change elsewhere.

Do you need to perform an Ajax file upload with pure JavaScript? This example lays out the steps to accomplish an Ajax file upload without the need for a JavaScript library like jQuery or Dojo.

C++ and PHP have far more high-severity security flaws than programming languages like JavaScript and Python.