Microsoft’s version of BASIC was one of the first programming languages that the general public came into contact with, ...

5 Computer Science Languages to Learn Five useful computer science languages to learn include Python, C++, Java, JavaScript and SQL.

No, HTML is not a computer programming language. This may ruffle the feathers of web developers and graphic designers who take pride in the webpages they have built. Nevertheless, HTML is not a ...

Enough excitement for a Con Talking with scientists in recent years, the computer language Julia has genuinely created a new wave of enthusiasm in the industry.

This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob.

Different computer languages manage this in different ways, though. An older language like C or C++ is designed to give the programmer a lot of power over how and when the software uses the ...

Compilers often translate source code for a high-level language, such as C++, to object code for the current computer architecture, such as Intel x64. The object modules produced from multiple ...

Have you ever wondered if there is a correlation between a computer’s energy consumption and the choice of programming languages? Well, a group of Portuguese university researchers did and set ...

Thomas E. Kurtz, co-pioneer of the BASIC programming language, dies at 96. In the 1960s, he and John Kemeny developed BASIC and the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System, transforming computer access and ...

In March 1959, Hawes proposed that a new computer language be created. It would have an English-like vocabulary that could be used across different computers to perform basic business tasks.

Courtesy of UC Riverside, biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code.