Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...

There are some languages that don't need mass appeal to be loved. Elixir, Lua, Zig, Clojure, Julia, and Rust prove that point a thousand times over.

Programming is the backbone of modern technology, and understanding a programming languages list is essential for developers, students, and tech enthusiasts. In 2026, Python leads AI and data science ...

Newer languages might soak up all the glory, but these die-hard languages have their place. Here are eight languages developers still use daily, and what they’re good for. The computer revolution has ...

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its ...

Marlee Matlin has won an Oscar, and she’s appeared in countless films and television shows. Yet she, too, has faced a common Deaf dilemma: how to claim equitable access to information, when one lives ...

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 ...

AI has mushroomed. We know that generative AI has already become ubiquitous, so that it is now bidding to augment, assist and even replace the things we do. GPU company CEO Jensen Huang declared ...

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 ...

Vibe coding allows manufacturing personnel to create software using everyday speech instead of traditional programming, enabling production managers to simply say "build a monitoring dashboard for ...

Jensen Huang said people programming AI is similar to the way "you program a person." Speaking at London Tech Week, the Nvidia CEO said all anyone had to do to program AI was "just ask nicely." He ...