Dennis Ritchie, the inventor of the programming language C and the co-inventor of the UNIX operating system has shuffled off this mortal coil. His contributions to contemporary computing are so ...

The crazy origin story of the C programming language, and how it became a success with the help of some incredibly slow computers.

Microsoft wants to help developers create better and more reliable C programs. The company is currently conducting research into how it can extend the C programming language and help developers ...

Programming language popularity index No. 1: "C is No. 1." Programming language popularity index No. 2: "C at an all time low." So which is it? Both. Which speaks to the problem with programming ...

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 ...

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. According to the TIOBE Programming Community index, the following are the top 10 programming ...

We could probably debate forever which programming language is best to learn first—it could depend on your goals and other considerations. Mac developer Evan Miller, however, makes a strong case ...

The programming languages that are in highest demand, from Google's Go to Python to Apple Swift and PHP.

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