Python still leads despite a dip; C edges past C++ for #2; SQL re-enters the top 10 as Perl drops out after last month’s ...

Coding is a facet of computer programming, a process used to write instructions for what a computer, application, or software ...

What is Purebasic for Mac? Purebasic for Mac is a native 32-bit and 64-bit BASIC compiler specifically designed for macOS. It combines the simplicity of the BASIC programming language with the ...

The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Microsoft open-sourced the MS-BASIC language. Bill Gates would never have seen this coming back in the day. MS-BASIC 1.1 was many developers' first language. In 1976, they rebranded Altair BASIC to ...

Abstract: Program translation aims to translate source code from one programming language (PL) to another. Current research on code translation predominantly focuses on high-resource PLs like Python ...

Ada, a programming language born in the late 70s, has managed to break into the top 10 of the TIOBE Index for July 2025. The sudden return of this old-timer has developers debating whether it’s a ...

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey certain universal patterns. These run deeper than grammar and syntax; they’re rooted in statistical laws that predict how ...

It’s with sadness that we note the passing of Thomas E. Kurtz, on November 12th. He was co-inventor of the BASIC programming language back in the 1960s, and though his creation may not receive the ...

At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world. By Kenneth R. Rosen Thomas E.