What is Linear Programming?
What is Linear Programming?.....»»
Why Swift Creator Chris Lattner Stepped Down From Its Core Team This Week
The creator of Apple's Swift programming language stayed involved in the Swift core team and Evolution community... until this week. Though he'd left Apple more than five years ago, "Swift is important to me, so I've been happy to spend a significant.....»»
Programming in Rust is Fun - But Challenging, Finds Annual Community Survey
Respondents to the annual survey of the Rust community reported an uptick in weekly usage and challenges, writes InfoWorld: Among those surveyed who are using Rust, 81% were using the language on at least a weekly basis, compared to 72% in last year.....»»
What’s new on Peacock in March 2022
Here's what's new on Peacock in March 2022. You'll find the premiere of original series Joe vs. Carole, plenty of live sports programming, and more......»»
Nintendo joins acquisition rush with a purchase of its own
Nintendo has acquired SRD, a programming partner that has assisted Nintendo for nearly four decades......»»
New Open Source-Loving Microsoft Celebrates<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET"s 20th Anniversary
From Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column: The 20th anniversary of .NET is upon us this week and with it, Microsoft is pulling out all the stops in celebration of what it says is "the most loved framework by developers for three years i.....»»
TIOBE Adjusts Programming Language Popularity Calculations. Python, C, and Java Still Popular
"As of the 1st of May, the Alexa web traffic ranking engine is going to stop its services," the TIOBE Index reminds us. So for the first time, TIOBE has switched to Similarweb this month to choose which search engines' results to use for its ranking.....»»
Inside Finland"s Plan To End All Waste by 2050
An anonymous reader shares a report: As natural resources diminish and the climate crisis grows more acute, the notion of a circular economy has been gaining traction around the globe. Most modern economies are linear -- they rest on a "take, make, w.....»»
Fox Weather expands to new streaming, linear platforms
Fox Weather adds new platforms for its weather service. Both live TV streaming and over-the-air options are available or coming soon......»»
Fox weather expands to new streaming, linear platforms
Fox Weather adds new platforms for its weather service. Both live TV streaming and over-the-air options are available or coming soon......»»
Engineers develop new software tool to aid material modeling research
A new software tool can accelerate materials science research by cutting out tedious background research on material properties. Researchers recently debuted propSym, an open-source software on the programming platform MATLAB, to calculate the fundam.....»»
Golang"s Most-Downloaded Beta Ever Brings Support for Generics, Fuzzing
From Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column: The second beta of Go 1.18 was released this week, following up the first beta, which the team writes was "the most downloaded Go beta ever, with twice as many downloads as any previous release.....»»
This ancient programming language is way more common than we all thought
There are billions of lines of COBOL in active use, but fewer and fewer developers are fluent in the language......»»
Python Dominates, But Developers Are Adding New Skills To Stand Out
An anonymous reader writes: Ransomware is driving developer interest in cybersecurity while the Internet of Things and games development has spurred more interest in 35-year-old programming language C++, according to O'Reilly Media's 2021 learning pl.....»»
Ask Slashdot: Do You Test Your Web pages With Microsoft Edge?
`Long-time Slashdot reader shanen writes: If you're doing any web page programming for money, then I'm pretty sure you're paid to support Edge, too. Probably even required to test it. So this question is really directed to the relative amateur progra.....»»
Ask Slashdot: Do We Need Better Computer Programming Courses For Visual Learners?
Two-thirds of technology firms are experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, reports the BBC (citing a recent report from recruitment firm Harvey Nash). But what's the solution? In an article shared by Chrisq, the BBC's business technology report.....»»
What Are the Best Programming Languages for Linux Devs?
If you are on the path to becoming a Linux developer, surely you will understand that computer science and programming are a core part of this journey. Even though Linux holds a small market share... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi.....»»
It"s the beginning of the end for YouTube Originals
YouTube is reducing its original programming division following the departure of Global Head of Originals Susanne Daniels.Launched in 2016, YouTube Originals began life as a subscription service streaming ad-free series and films. However, faced with.....»»
GitHub Restores Account of Developer Who Intentionally Corrupted His Libraries
What happened after a developer intentionally corrupted two of their libraries which collectively had more than 20 million weekly downloads and thousands of dependent projects? Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column reports: In response.....»»
Netflix Raises Monthly Subscription Prices in US, Canada
Netflix has raised its monthly subscription price by $1 to $2 per month in the United States depending on the plan, the company said on Friday, to help pay for new programming to compete in the crowded streaming TV market. From a report: The standard.....»»
Mozilla Actually Started Accepting Cryptocurrency Donations Back in 2014
Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column looks at what happened after Mozilla founder Jamie "jwz" Zawinski slammed the group for accepting donations in cryptocurrency (which Zawinski called partnering "with planet-incinerating Ponzi grifters.....»»