Quirks aside, JS is the most accessible language to learn.

Overview: C and C++ remain the most important languages for fast, low-memory embedded devices. Newer languages like Rust and ...

Thirty years ago, Netscape and Sun Microsystems introduced JavaScript as a new, cross-platform scripting language for ...

To arrive at a language late is to see it without the forgiving haze of sentimentality that comes with imprinting—the fond willingness to overlook a flaw as a quirk. What I saw ...

“Bill Gates was bitching about us changing JS all the time,” Eich later recalled of the fall of 1996. Microsoft created its ...

The organization behind Zig is switching to Codeberg.

Could 2026 be the year of the beautiful back end? We explore the range of options for server-side JavaScript development, ...

JavaScript turns 30–and looks back on an astonishing history. What began as a hastily built prototype now dominates almost ...

Functional language based on ‘content-addressed code’ promises to simplify distributed programming and eliminate builds and ...

The programming language Zig is leaving GitHub after ten years. The reason is problems with GitHub Actions, chaotic job ...

Zig prez complains about 'vibe-scheduling' after safe sleep bug goes unaddressed for eons The Foundation that promotes the Zig programming language has quit GitHub due to what its leadership perceives ...

Vibe coding is increasingly popular, receiving acclaim from tech leaders like Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who believes it ...