Machine code acts as a reminder that, on a fundamental level, everything inside your computer is passing nano-Morse code back and forth to do everything you see on the screen as well as all the ...

Find out how source code is compiled for different programming languages and computer architectures, including the evolution from FORTRAN to CLR and JIT compilers. Topics Spotlight: AI-ready data ...

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A compiler then turned such directions into fast, efficient machine code. This CDC 3600 computer, delivered in 1963 to the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, was ...

Now that computers connect us all, for better and worse, what’s next? The digital revolution has brought chess-playing robots, self-driving cars, curated newsfeeds — and new ethical challenges ...