Welcome to the Phrontistery! Since 1996, I have compiled word lists and language resources to spread the joy of the English language in all its variety through time and space.

 http://www.phrontistery.info/index.html

old-school looking website of English oddments. 

Shakespeare’s Genius Is Nonsense

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/shakespeare-s-genius-is-nonsense
Yes, some of the Bard is just playful nonsense. 

The Top Programming Languages 2019

https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/the-top-programming-languages-2019
Python by a length. 

38 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/38-wonderful-words-with-no-english-equivalent
hard to work in to conversation, though. 

Top Programming Languages to Learn in 2019

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/top-programming-languages-to-learn-in-2019-e1cad7ced3fb
Some of the old-guard like Java are fading.

Launching Today: Free Wolfram Engine for Developers

https://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2019/05/launching-today-free-wolfram-engine-for-developers/
And a ML world all to itself: the wolfram language. Now with a free developer version.

100 Times Faster Natural Language Processing in Python

https://medium.com/huggingface/100-times-faster-natural-language-processing-in-python-ee32033bdced
Scary-fast language processing in Python.

Which Languages Are Bug Prone

http://www.i-programmer.info/news/98-languages/11184-which-languages-are-bug-prone.html
Which languages are bug-prone? Not entirely clear. Ask again later.

9 cutting-edge programming languages worth learning now

http://www.infoworld.com/article/2840235/application-development/9-cutting-edge-programming-languages-worth-learning-next.html
A group of up-and-coming programming languages. Kotlin and Go look interesting. 

How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts

https://qz.com/994486/the-way-you-draw-circles-says-a-lot-about-you/
Drawing basic shapes and how culture relates, though it may be more about written language. 

The Language that Stole Android Developers’ Hearts

https://backchannel.com/the-language-that-stole-android-developers-hearts-807fdbf07c2a
Google scores major points by supporing Kotlin as a 1st class Android development language. 

Which programming languages are most popular (and what does that even mean)?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/which-programming-languages-are-most-popular-and-what-does-that-even-mean/
Different opinions of popularity of programming languages summarized, with a reasonable recommendation:

Utopian for Beginners

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/12/24/utopian-for-beginners
Utopian may be the current state of the art #conlang. Long, but good read.