Programming languages have, almost since their inception, assumed a fixed syntax that is rooted in English for its keywords, with relatively few exceptions. Pascal has PROGRAM, FUNCTION, VAR, and so ...

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 ...

At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world. By Kenneth R. Rosen Thomas E.

If you’ve lost your motivation—or as some would say, your mojo—as a software developer, it’s likely because it hasn’t been the most fun time to be in the industry with layoffs rocking teams and worker ...

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...

The field of language models has seen remarkable progress, driven by transformers and scaling efforts. OpenAI’s GPT series demonstrated the power of increasing parameters and high-quality data.

Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Excel and Visual Basic expert to join our team as a software developer. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and developing an ...

Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Excel and Visual Basic expert to join our team as a software developer. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and developing an ...

As a data analyst, you have a lot of opportunities to process Excel files. At times you need to do the processing using a program. There are several scripting languages to choose. Here we compare them ...

Long before you were picking up Python and JavaScript, in the predawn darkness of May 1, 1964, a modest but pivotal moment in computing history unfolded at Dartmouth College. Mathematicians John G.

Why it matters: There's a good chance you cut your coding teeth on BASIC if you took a computer class back in the 20th century. The Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code celebrated its 60th ...