Any fool can write a language: It takes compilers to save the world
Opinion The language wars were fun, but they're done
Software04 Apr 2022 | 143
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The wild world of non-C operating systems
You can't fool me, young man. It's C all the way down!
Software29 Mar 2022 | 218
C: Everyone's favourite programming language isn't a programming language
'It has completely distorted the way we speak to each other,' says Swift and Rust boffin
Software23 Mar 2022 | 368
Microsoft proposes type syntax for JavaScript
Long overdue innovation or an affront to all that developers hold dear?
Software14 Mar 2022 | 85
Spruce up your CV or just bin it? Survey finds recruiters are considering alternatives
Shock: Nobody likes whiteboard interviews either
Personal Tech10 Jan 2022 | 70
Microsoft rang in the new year with a cutesy tweet in C#. Just one problem: The code sucked
When marketing meets coding
Applications04 Jan 2022 | 86
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... a coding puzzle and it's a doozy
2021 Advent of Code prepares for launch
Software01 Dec 2021 | 53
Turing Award winner Barbara Liskov on CLU and why programming is still cool
Interview Error handling and encapsulation remain the name of the game
Software16 Sep 2021 | 13
What's the top programming language? It's not JavaScript but Python, says IEEE survey
Sounds sus to us – most talked about maybe
Devops25 Aug 2021 | 61
Perl Foundation faces more departures after pausing Community Affairs Team
People just won't quit quitting
Software13 Aug 2021 | 25
Perl's Community Affairs Team chair quits as org put on ice by code language's foundation
Previous statements yanked while charter is 'formalized'
Software09 Aug 2021 | 75
Realizing this is getting out of hand, Coq mulls new name for programming language
Community to think outside the pants
Devops15 Jun 2021 | 213
Google proposes Logica data language for building more manageable SQL code
COBOL-inspired caps lock English just don't add up when dealing with large SQL codebases
Databases15 Apr 2021 | 93
Key Perl Core developer quits, says he was bullied for daring to suggest programming language contained 'cruft'
'After saying this, I immediately received hostile messages' says pumpking of version 5.x
Devops13 Apr 2021 | 68
Not an off-by-one error: Java 16 brings 17 enhancements to Oracle's JDK. We chat to Big Red about what's new
'Other languages may claim that they're vying for the top dog position, but at the end of the day Java is just so prevalent'
Software16 Mar 2021 | 17
This developer created the fake programming language MOVA to catch out naughty recruiters, résumé padders
Multiple Object Versionless Architecture is as popular now as it was two decades ago
Devops10 Mar 2021 | 51
Name True, iCloud access false: Exceptional problem locks online storage account, stumps Apple customer service
You're naming yourself wrong?
Software08 Mar 2021 | 79
Perl.com theft blamed on social engineering attack: Registrar 'convinced' to alter DNS records by miscreants
Network Solutions hasn't confirmed what happened, though
Security02 Mar 2021 | 20
Happy birthday, Python, you're 30 years old this week: Easy to learn, and the right tool at the right time
Feature Popular programming language, at the top of its game, still struggles to please everyone
Devops20 Feb 2021 | 78
Apple, Microsoft, PayPal among 35 organizations compromised by evil twin dependencies attack
Security researcher finds it's easy to confuse build systems with malicious versions of private software libraries
Devops10 Feb 2021 | 33
Foundation thrillogy: Rust programming language gets new home and million-dollar spending account
Mozilla moves Rust under a non-profit foundation
Devops08 Feb 2021 | 43
In Rust we trust: Shoring up Apache, ISRG ditches C, turns to wunderkind lang for new TLS crypto module
Elder server httpd to be revitalized with Google-funded memory-safe add-on
Devops02 Feb 2021 | 121
A new take on programming trends: You know what's not a bunch of JS? Devs learning Python and Java ahead of JavaScript
O'Reilly's opinionated survey says low-code on the up and modern web dev is 'chilling'
Devops26 Jan 2021 | 27
Marmite of scripting languages PHP emits version 8.0, complete with named arguments and other goodies
Hallucinate, Desegregate, Mediate, Try not to hate: INXS of 25 years on, PHP liberates the number eight
Devops26 Nov 2020 | 74
Python swallows Java to become second-most popular programming language... according to this index
Coincidentally, Python creator Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft
Devops12 Nov 2020 | 147
Microsoft would love to hear about 'critical bugs' in .NET 5.0 ahead of the 'unified' platform's November launch
Dare ye use RC2 in production?
Devops15 Oct 2020 |
We won't leave you hanging any longer: Tool strips freeze-inducing bugs from Java bytecode while in production
Nothing like servicing an engine mid-flight, huh?
Devops13 Oct 2020 | 13
Apple tailors Swift System library for open source and Linux support
Multi-platform not cross-platform, says company – enough to increase interest in the language?
Devops28 Sep 2020 | 3
Classy move: C++ 20 wins final approval in ISO technical ballot, formal publication expected by end of year
'Best approximation of C++ ideals so far,' says Stroustrup - but is it too big and complex?
Devops07 Sep 2020 | 181
Class move, Java. Coding language slips to third place behind Python in latest popularity contest
Rust enters the top 20, and yes, JavaScript is still number one
Devops28 Jul 2020 | 38
Release the pressure: Win16 support arrives for version 3.2 of Free Pascal
Five years since the last update, the team celebrates 50 years of the language with more architectures
Devops22 Jun 2020 | 23
Rust marks five years since its 1.0 release: The long and winding road actually works
Programming language ready to leave the wilderness for mass adulation
Devops15 May 2020 | 75
ALGOL 60 at 60: The greatest computer language you've never used and grandaddy of the programming family tree
Back to the time when tape was king
Devops15 May 2020 | 180
Wanna be a developer? Your coworkers want to learn Go and like to watch, er, Friends and Big Bang Theory
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Devops11 May 2020 | 45
Python 2 bows out after epic transition. And there was much applause because you've all moved to version 3, right? Uh, right?
Version 2.7.18 is the last official Python 2 release, but it'll live on
Devops21 Apr 2020 | 79
What's vexing Linux-loving Gophers? A few things: Go devs want generics, easier debugging
Survey shows preference for Linux, some aversion to Microsoft Azure
Devops21 Apr 2020 | 17
Stob's vital message to Britain's IT nation: And no, it's not about that
Stob It's actually another Huawei down the 5G antennas
Devops01 Apr 2020 | 28
If you're writing code in Python, JavaScript, Java and PHP, relax. The hot trendy languages are still miles behind, this survey says
Do not pass Go, do not collect garbage
Devops02 Mar 2020 | 126
WebAssembly gets nod from W3C and, most likely, an embrace from cryptojackers online
Standardization of wasm for the web offers a new take on the same old problems
Devops06 Dec 2019 | 75
In Rust We Trust: Stob gets behind the latest language craze
Stob My, what beautiful curly braces you have
Devops27 Nov 2019 | 117
Google throws new version of Dart at the desktop, will be hoping it sticks with app devs
Reformed JavaScript killer now useful on the command line
Devops08 Nov 2019 | 15
The Pi who loved me: Licensed to SSL
Stob Wherein Verity is troubled by a curious spam
Devops16 Jul 2019 | 29
You can't say Go without Google – specifically, our little logo, Chocolate Factory insists
We pay for the hosting so the big G stays: Open-source community-driven code lingo site must sport giant's brand
Devops15 Jul 2019 | 52
The Eldritch Horror of Date Formatting is visited upon Tesco
Best before end? Who reads those things anyway?
Devops25 Jun 2019 | 171
Refactoring whizz: Good software shouldn't cost the earth – it's actually cheaper to build
Interview Repeat after me, better software costs less...
Devops31 May 2019 | 82
Programmers' Question Time: Tiptoe through the tuples
Stob Addressing the pro-horticulture/anti-nerdiculture bias
Devops23 May 2019 | 38
I see you're writing an app... Microsoft nudges AI Clippy-for-Code out the door, turns machine learning onto Word
Build IntelliCode kinda available, online text editor to suggest sentence rewrites
Devops06 May 2019 | 24
Boffins debunk study claiming certain languages (cough, C, PHP, JS...) lead to more buggy code than others
Hard evidence that some coding lingo encourage flaws remains elusive
Devops30 Jan 2019 | 154
You like JavaScript! You really like it! Scripting lingo tops dev survey of programming languages
Meanwhile, one in five polled coders complain they were denied US work visas
Devops29 Jan 2019 | 89
Apple: Trust us, we've patented parts of Swift, and thus chunks of other programming languages, for your own good
Analysis Nothing to see here, etc etc
Devops26 Jan 2019 | 111
Behold, the world's most popular programming language – and it is...wait, er, YAML?!?
We don't think so either, but config file format is getting harder to avoid
Devops19 Nov 2018 | 134
That Old Time 2018 IT songbook: Verity, Verity - give us your lyrics, do! We're half crazy, all for the love of you
Stob It's sing-along-a-Stob time
Devops14 Nov 2018 | 20
People outperform computer programs for 'compressing' pix
Don't chuck away the software away just yet, though
Devops29 Oct 2018 | 13
'We broke a few things and will continue to do so... in a careful way' – Oracle's Reinhold on Java renovation work
CodeOne Language is still free, it's the support that will cost you plenty
Devops23 Oct 2018 | 11
30-up: You know what? Those really weren't the days
Stob Happy anniversary, readers, from the original Git it girl
Devops20 Sep 2018 | 143
Julia 0.7 arrives but let's call it 1.0: Data science code language hits milestone on birthday
You-hoo, Pythonistas and Rsters
Devops10 Aug 2018 | 26
Pleasant programming playground paves popular Python path
Shrew'd thinking: Code Shrew helps peeps who want to, or need to, gobble a slice of Py
Devops07 Aug 2018 | 14
Well, this makes scents: Kotlin code quality smells better than Java
Google-backed language seeps into Android apps, improves programming craftmanship
Devops02 Aug 2018 | 30
What can you do when the pup of programming becomes the black dog of burnout? Dude, leave
Hey, friend. It's not your fault
Devops18 Jun 2018 | 80
What's all the C Plus Fuss? Bjarne Stroustrup warns of dangerous future plans for his C++
Interview Language creator calls proposals 'insanity'
Devops18 Jun 2018 | 159
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