After inventing calculus, actuarial tables, and the mechanical calculator and coining the phrase “best of all possible worlds,” Gottfried Leibniz still felt his life’s work was incomplete. Since ...

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.

Ever heard of Hello World? This sample code is a programmer’s rite of passage, but what does it mean and why do we use it? Discover the program’s history and see how it reveals various language ...

Although Java and JavaScript are the most popular all around programming languages today, the C programming language remains the language of choice for high performance computing after almost 45 years ...

The field of computer science has undeniably changed the world for virtually every single person by now. Certainly for you as Hackaday reader, but also for everyone around you, whether they’re working ...

Overview: Swift remains the leading choice for iOS app programming in 2025.Objective-C is still relevant for legacy ...

“Basic C programming,” is an online Wikibooks resource. It is a good step up from another Wikibooks resource: “A little C primer.” It is a complete online text book that takes comprehensive look at ...

The market is a bit defensive,” TIOBE Software CEO Paul Jansen said, noting people cling to the familiar top 20 programming languages. Legacy programming languages remain vital in modern computing, ...