Creating a programming language is no longer a big deal, the way it was in the 1970s and earlier. Still, few of these new languages truly succeed. Most remain pet projects or experimental curiosities.

Why shouldn’t those “interfaces” be humanely designed? Let that sink in. Programming languages are tools, designed by people for a specific purpose.

It's a good read, one which I recommend. Yet, the article makes an assumption that I think is arguable: There's a best first programming to learn in the first place. I'd argue, given that the ...

A surprising new study finding that AI tools can reduce programmers' productivity is upending assumptions about the technology's world-changing potential. Why it matters: Software runs our ...

The programming language created by Mozilla has hit a sweet spot in the world of systems programming. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Jan. 21, 2020, 5:26 a.m. PT ...

advertisement 06-03-2014 TECH Why Does The World Need More Programming Languages? Yesterday Apple announced Swift, a new language for building Mac apps. Here’s a layman’s explanation of why.

For those who might be wondering, the programming language was created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman in 1993. Furthermore, note that most of the R libraries are written using R, but for ...

Programming languages: Why JavaScript developers are choosing TypeScript TypeScript is exploding, say analysts. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer May 8, 2019, 7:05 a.m. PT ...