For many reasons, including those I’ve already covered, JavaScript is a very popular programming language. In fact, according ...

To arrive at a language late is to see it without the forgiving haze of sentimentality that comes with imprinting—the fond willingness to overlook a flaw as a quirk. What I saw ...

Ever heard of MUMPS? Both programming language and database, it was developed in the 1960s for the Massachusetts General ...

From Reddit threads to roundtable events, debating the merits of programming languages is not a new phenomenon. And while much of the recent discourse has centered around AI’s impact and whether or ...

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When the FORTRAN programming language debuted in 1957, it transformed how scientists and engineers programmed computers.

The Zig Programming Language is officially quitting GitHub and moving its main repository over to Codeberg. The reasoning is ...

“Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.” -John Woods Way back in the 1970s, working as a computer programmer was quite ...

There are so many programming languages available today that it’s almost impossible to keep track of them all. You’ve never heard of most of them. But why not? Why do some languages gain mainstream ...

Universities are no strangers to innovating with technology. EdTech wouldn’t exist if that weren’t true. But colleges were truly at the forefront when it came to the development of computer science.