How do programming languages get created, and what goes into design decisions? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better ...

Indeed, there are computers in nearly everything these days; doesn’t the world have enough computer languages already? The short answer is: No. Here’s a dead-simple, Luddite-friendly explanation of ...

To quote William Ting's earlier answer: "JavaScript will stay relevant as long as people use the internet." 1. So, JavaScript will be relevant forever. With the maturity and robustness of mobile ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

JavaScript is the most in-demand programming language for developer jobs and one of the most versatile languages for full-stack development. Here's what you need to know about JavaScript. JavaScript ...

Find out what makes Python a versatile powerhouse for modern software development—from data science to machine learning, systems automation, web and API development, and more. It may seem odd to ...

Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t. Zig is a new programming language that seems to be growing in popularity. Let’s do a quick dive into what it is, why it’s unique, and what sort of things ...

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 ...