Arguing about which programming language is the best one is a favorite pastime among software developers. The tricky part, of course, is defining a set of criteria for "best." With software ...

When the FORTRAN programming language debuted in 1957, it transformed how scientists and engineers programmed computers.

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Overview: C and C++ remain the most important languages for fast, low-memory embedded devices. Newer languages like Rust and ...

Session types have emerged as a rigorous formalism for specifying and verifying communication protocols in concurrent systems. They provide a structured approach to ensuring that interactions among ...

Pick the right tool for the job, they say. So what are the right tools for the coveted, mysterious and highly paid position of data scientist? To find out, we checked in with our resident data ...

Programming model moves from managing thousands of low-level threads to working with high-level ‘tiles of data’ ...

Vectors, lists, arrays, matrices and data frames -- a look at five of the most fundamental data structures built into R. Among my colleagues, R is one of the fastest-growing programming languages.