When I was new to programming, I focused way too much on learning the syntax, especially the brackets, the semicolons, and ...

Speculation arose after a Microsoft Engineer's LinkedIn post suggested C++ replacement The engineer has since clarified this is a research project, not Microsoft plan Microsoft is moving towards Rust ...

The two languages currently play a major role in Microsoft’s products. C is deeply embedded in the Windows kernel and many low-level system components, including the Win32 APIs, while C++ is widely ...

Since 2013, there have been metaphorically for programmers to build annual rankings of the world’s most popular programming languages. The rankings have traditionally relied on public signals such as ...

The December TIOBE index shows some interesting shifts in the popularity of programming languages. Particularly striking is the rise of C, which climbs from fourth to second place, while R also ...

We did an informal poll around the Hackaday bunker and decided that, for most of us, our favorite programming language is solder. However, [Stephen Cass] over at IEEE Spectrum released their annual ...

Machine translators have made it easier than ever to create error-plagued Wikipedia articles in obscure languages. What happens when AI models get trained on junk pages? When Kenneth Wehr started ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

The Italian candy maker behind Ferrero Rocher and Nutella struck a roughly $3 billion deal to buy the breakfast-cereal conglomerate WK Kellogg, in a bid to bolster its business in North America.