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
Your code is RUBBISH, says GitHub. Good thing we're here to save you Dependency scanner turned up 4m vulns from Oct-Dec 2017 Devops23 Mar 2018 | 18
Programming languages can be hard to grasp for non-English speakers. Step forward, Bato: A Ruby port for Filipinos Project hopes to bring dev skills to developing nation Devops21 Mar 2018 | 104
Data scientist wanted: Must have Python, spontaneity not required Review of job ads pins average salary at £47k Devops13 Feb 2018 | 50
Next; tech; meltdown..? Mandatory; semicolons; in; JavaScript; mulled; Punctuation-averse devs, you're coding it wrong Devops12 Jan 2018 | 103
Microsoft asks devs for quantum leap of faith Try writing quantum code in Q#, because...uh, teleportation Devops11 Dec 2017 | 34
Oregon will let engineer refer to himself as an 'engineer' But it's not yet ready to rethink its professional licensing rules Devops08 Dec 2017 | 131
Boffins foresee most software written by machines in 2040 But people will still play a role in crafting code Devops06 Dec 2017 | 74
US politicos wake up to danger of black-box algorithms shaping all corners of American life Transparency needed, from privacy to net neutrality Devops02 Dec 2017 | 35
US govt to use software to finger immigrants as potential crims? That's really dumb – boffins Algorithms will label innocent people terrorists, DHS warned Devops16 Nov 2017 | 43
Twitter: Finally, there's an affordable way to pay us actual money Premium Search API targets businesses on a budget Devops14 Nov 2017 | 3
Silverlight extinguished while Angular wins fans among developers What did ORM ever do to you that you just don't care anymore? Devops13 Nov 2017 | 21
Official: Perl the most hated programming language, say devs Poll According to Stack Overflow, anyway. Disagree? Vote now right here Devops31 Oct 2017 | 202
Scroll, scroll, scroll your note gently down the screen. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, FB's code's a dream Open-source Sections added to Facebook's Litho UI Devops26 Oct 2017 | 7
Facebook tackles race hate problem head on with programming tool Clashing threads put in their place by RacerD Devops20 Oct 2017 | 16
You can't find tech staff – wah, wah, wah. Start with your ridiculous job spec And stop hiring floorspace in San Fran, London for Pete's sake Devops19 Oct 2017 | 107
Programming bootcamp compiles $375,000 check after triggering New York AG's error handlers Analysis Flatiron School accused of operating without license, cocking up grad claims Devops18 Oct 2017 | 8
Compsci degrees aren't returning on investment for coders – research Spend £50k to get just £3k per year more than non-grads Devops20 Sep 2017 | 96
Programming in the Middle Ages: Docker makes a lovely pair of trousers Stob Lest we forget Devops19 Sep 2017 | 56
Everyone loves programming in Python! You disagree? But it's the fastest growing, says Stack Overflow It's a grower not a, er, yeah... Devops09 Sep 2017 | 109
Facebook ties JavaScript code together with Yarn Package management client hits 1.0 Devops08 Sep 2017 | 8
The future of Python: Concurrency devoured, Node.js next on menu Analysis Programming language keeps getting fatter amid awkward version 3 split Devops16 Aug 2017 | 92
Favored Swift plans to settle down next year: ABI stability incoming Version 5 due 2018, future proposed changes must come with working code attached Devops09 Aug 2017 |
Watch this nanochip reprogram cells to fix damaged body tissue Video We can't think of anything snarky to say about this cool biological repair kit Devops08 Aug 2017 | 62
Tired: Java. Desired: Node.js. Retired: The suggestion a JavaScript runtime is bonkers Node Summit Er, according to these JS framework fans Devops26 Jul 2017 | 27
Confessions of an ebook eater Stob In which Chronicles of Delphi scribe Verity gives praise to post-book world Devops26 Jul 2017 | 76
Q. What's today's top language? A. Python... no, wait, Java... no, C Just learn them all and stop worrying about the popularity contest Devops21 Jul 2017 | 161
Second one this month: Another code bootcamp decamps to graveyard 'Unable to find a sustainable model' complains crashed programming crash course Devops20 Jul 2017 | 13
AI bots will kill us all! Or at least may seriously inconvenience humans Analysis Elon Musk again demands govt intervention to halt crazed computers Devops17 Jul 2017 | 27
Good news: Samsung's Tizen no longer worst code ever. Bad news: It's still pretty awful TVs, phones, watches, you all get Sammy's bugs Devops12 Jul 2017 | 51
JavaScript spec gets strung out on padding ECMAScript 2017 addresses left-pad gate, alongside various improvements Devops12 Jul 2017 | 26
Software dev bombshell: Programmers who use spaces earn MORE than those who use tabs Poll Well, of course – anyone using tabs should be paid zero Devops16 Jun 2017 | 251
Apple Swift Playgrounds admit robots Gated community sees life beyond its borders Devops01 Jun 2017 |
At the feet of the Great Monad, or, How the functional programming craze plays out Stob Dost thou know the Seven Immutable Laws of FP? Devops31 May 2017 | 61
Stanford Uni's intro to CompSci course adopts JavaScript, bins Java Java's days are numbered – but it's a very large number Devops24 Apr 2017 | 116
Favored Swift hits the charts: Now in top 10 programming languages Apple-championed lingo climbs over Perl, Ruby, assembly code Devops10 Mar 2017 | 54
Is it the beginning of the end for Visual Basic? Microsoft to focus on 'core scenarios' Hello darkness my old friend Devops02 Feb 2017 | 74
Opera scolds stale browsers with shocking Neon experiment The future belongs to bubble tabs; or maybe not Devops13 Jan 2017 | 58
Google's Grumpy code makes Python Go With a transcompiling tool, YouTube aims to overcome Python's limitations Devops05 Jan 2017 | 55