Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Computer-programming employment fell steeply after the introduction of ChatGPT and has returned to its lowest level since 1980.

Computer programming was once a foolproof field—one of those career paths that was always going to need workers, like accounting and nursing. The industry has taken a severe downturn in recent years, ...

If you want a programming job, you better ensure you’re proficient in SQL, Python, and Java. That’s according to the 2024 IEEE Spectrum Top Programming Languages report, which looks at what employers ...