The object-oriented paradigm popularized by languages including Java and C++ has slowly given way to a functional programming approach that is advocated by popular Python libraries and JavaScript ...

Over the past few weeks, we've been discussing programming language popularity here on ZDNET. Most recently, I aggregated data from nine different rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming ...

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I work in a lab where laptops are pervasive. They pushed out calculators, which decades earlier did the same to slide rules. As calculators become more powerful, for some jobs the Prime could be more ...

Learning to program in C on an online platform can provide structured learning and a certification to show along with your resume. Looking into learning C, one of the most popular programming ...

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is full of mysteries. Who was she? What is the meaning of the enigmatic expression on her face? What methods did Leonardo use while creating the painting? Does the ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

It’s safe to say that the age of generative AI is well and truly upon us, rapidly changing the world of work as we know it. According to the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report, more ...

In a recent project, I had the task of programming time-consuming calculations that took place in the background of a desktop application. The motivation was to allow the user to continue working with ...

A close friend and I had a debate over some pizza last night. My friend is an aspiring artist (And a damn good one, IMHO), whereas I want to get into creating video games. I don't remember what ...

Python increased its lead over second-place C language in the March 2024 edition of the Tiobe index of programming language popularity. Python has its largest lead ever in Tiobe’s monthly index of ...