The history of basic computer programming languages dates back far. Learn more about the BASIC & C coding languages that got everything started.

For decades, fierce debates have raged over the benefits of different programming languages over others: Java vs. C++; Python vs. Ruby; Flask vs. Django. While often waged with fervor by computer ...

Computers don’t simply "understand" code in the way humans do. They rely on a highly sophisticated series of steps to ...

C is an incredibly popular language that has been used since the 1970’s to teach computer programming. Importantly, it’s used by Harvard in its CS50 course, used to teach all of its students ...

Whether you are using a social media app on your smartphone or working with a cloud server’s API, the task relies heavily on a programming language. What you may not know about computer programming is ...

Have you ever wondered if there is a correlation between a computer’s energy consumption and the choice of programming languages? Well, a group of Portuguese university researchers did and set ...

The C programming language has influenced many other languages. Learning C enables you to understand what’s going inside a computer in general. C is also a curious creature, in that it’s a ...

Powerful, flexible, complex: The origins of C++ date back 40 years, yet it remains one of the most widely used programming languages today. TechRepublic spoke to C++ creator, Bjarne Stroustrup, to ...

Chris Lattner spent a year and a half creating a new programming language—a new way of designing, building, and running computer software—and he didn’t mention it to anyone, not even his ...