How do programming languages get created, and what goes into design decisions? This question was originally answered on Quora by Keno Fischer.

Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images A few weeks ago, I took a look at using ChatGPT to write the same routine in a dozen of the most popular programming languages.

Computer programming jobs involve writing and editing code, analyzing data and maintaining computer systems. Most computer programming careers offer areas of specialization that require additional ...

Once upon a time, knowing how to use a computer was virtually synonymous with knowing how to program one. And the thing that made it possible was a programming language called BASIC.

ChatGPT is well-known for its coding capabilities, but how will it fare when a dozen languages are thrown at it in one session? The answer: pretty darn good.

Over time, from the development of assembly language through more human-readable languages like C and Python and Java, programming has climbed what computer scientists call increasing levels of ...

Thomas E. Kurtz, a Creator of BASIC Computer Language, Dies at 96 At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers.