In 1977, scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched two Voyager probes into space to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Now, nearly 50 years later, ...

Computers need programming languages to function. That’s just a simple fact of life. However, these languages didn’t just spring up out of nowhere. They were developed by people for explicit purposes.

If you were designing a general purpose programming language today, what major features and constraints do you think are necessary? Let's constrain (heh) ourselves to languages that might compete with ...

March 2025 TIOBE Index: Legacy ‘Dinosaur’ Languages Are Making a Comeback Your email has been sent Legacy programming languages remain vital in modern computing, evolving to stay relevant. Their ...

For many years in the industrial automation sector, end-user petitions for openness and flexibility had been at odds with what suppliers were willing to offer. Especially in the case of digital ...

And so, I dove in. I've used many of the languages I'm spotlighting here, so I'll take a little walk down memory lane and include some stories about my experience with those I've used. While I haven't ...

“How the heck did we get here that we literally need COBOL programmers?” asked New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy at a recent press conference. Faced with an unprecedented number of unemployment ...