Functional programming languages will have a place in general application development when we can read their code at a glance Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know functional programming is ...

Java 8 introduced Java developers to functional programming with lambda expressions. This Java release effectively notified developers that it’s no longer sufficient to think about Java programming ...

Although quantum computers exist only in theory it does not stop researchers from making educated guesses about their future architecture–and more importantly the interface to interact with them. As a ...

Noted computer industry pioneer John Backus passed away earlier this week at his Ashland, Oregon home. He was 82 years old. Backus was best known for developing Fortran, one of the first and most ...

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