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5 things I wish I knew when I first learned programming

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

I Have Zero Programming Skills. My First Attempt at Vibe Coding Went Surprisingly Well

AI tools promise that anyone can build apps, so I put that claim to the test. After a few minor bumps, I built a custom ...
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Sign language basics explained clearly

Sign language basics explained clearly !! Florida’s 'forgotten' coastline offers quaint towns and fresh seafood without the crowds Canada making border crossing change that will impact Americans Bob ...
InfoWorld

C# rises in Tiobe language popularity index

C#, Microsoft’s object-oriented, cross-platform, open source language for the .NET platform, has become the fastest-growing language on Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity. C# may ...
PC World

Microsoft’s first-ever programming language was just open-sourced

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 ...
ZDNet

MS-BASIC 1.1 introduced programming to a generation - now you can download it for free

Microsoft open-sourced the MS-BASIC language. Bill Gates would never have seen this coming back in the day. MS-BASIC 1.1 was many developers' first language. In 1976, they rebranded Altair BASIC to ...
Inverse

Johann Ungerer: Three Decades Of Passion, Building, Adapting, And Coming Full Circle

Successful entrepreneurs have to make difficult choices every day, from seeking new clients to scaling and streamlining their businesses. Balancing subject-matter expertise with leadership insight ...
Business Insider

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says programming AI is similar to how you 'program a person'

Jensen Huang said people programming AI is similar to the way "you program a person." Speaking at London Tech Week, the Nvidia CEO said all anyone had to do to program AI was "just ask nicely." He ...
Wired

Esoteric Programming Languages Are Fun—Until They Kill the Joke

Some programming languages helped send humans to the moon, some are cooking up new leukemia drugs, and some exist just to fuck with you. Brainfuck is a minimalist “esoteric language,” or “esolang,” ...
Nature

Which programming language should I use? A guide for early-career researchers

Each year, the code-sharing platform GitHub releases its ‘State of the Octoverse’ report, which among other things ranks the popularity of programming languages. The latest report, released in October ...
TechRepublic

April 2025 TIOBE Index: Kotlin, Ruby & Swift Drop in Popularity

April 2025 TIOBE Index: Kotlin, Ruby & Swift Drop in Popularity Your email has been sent The market is a bit defensive,” TIOBE Software CEO Paul Jansen said, noting people cling to the familiar top 20 ...