JavaScript is the most popular programming language of 2016, according to RedMonk’s recently released biannual programming language rankings. Following JavaScript, which topped the charts for the second time this year, Java holds the No. 2 spot, with PHP, Python and C#/C++ rounding out the Top 5. According to the company, it is important to note … continue reading
C++ developers can now start taking advantage of Microsoft’s Developer Assistant for Visual Studio. The company announced support for the programming language in three major components of the solution: code samples, project search and Bing powered-contextual search. “Developer Assistant now offers contextually aware web-powered solutions for C++,” wrote Anuj Jain, program manager for Bing tech … continue reading
C++17 is rolling along at a fast pace. As of June 30, the proposed set of features for the language revision is complete. That was also the day the C++17 committee held its final features meeting in Oulu, Finland, the result of which includes changes that will be available as add-ons for compilers. One of … continue reading
Microsoft wants to help developers create better and more reliable C programs. The company is currently conducting research into how it can extend the C programming language and help developers build more secure solutions. According to the company, most system software such as operating systems, browsers, database and programming language interpreters are written using C … continue reading
Lily wants to put expressiveness and type safety back into programming languages. It is a new programming language inspired by C, F#, Haskell, Python, Ruby and Rust. “My principal goal was for a language that could be used for Web development in a way akin to PHP (code is between tags, everything outside is format), … continue reading
Developers are often like composers: craftily writing up a elegant piece and making sure all the components work together. For those of you who are actually musicians, Alda wants to help you create music with code. Alda is a programming language for musicians designed for those who don’t know how to program, or for programmers … continue reading
Microsoft is introducing a new JavaScript language service in Visual Studio 15. The service, codenamed Salsa, is designed to improve the existing JavaScript language and provide enhancements to JSX support, module support, and ES6/ES7 syntax coverage. According to Microsoft, language services are meant to provide completion lists, signature help, syntax highlighting and other helpful features … continue reading
Developers will soon be able to search for code in Atlassian’s Bitbucket Server. The company is inviting users to take a first look at its new code search feature through its early access program. With code search, developers can use the search bar to look for code, set up filters to restrict their search results, … continue reading
The R programming language is getting some attention this week. The R Consortium has announced funding for seven community projects as well as the formation of two technical working groups designed to advance the language. “The R Consortium is proud to support initiatives that will positively impact many R users, including community events, training, packages … continue reading
Developers are in high demand, but if you want them to work for you, you have to understand them first. Stack Overflow has released the results of its 2016 Developer Hiring Landscape survey, which revealed what is important to developers at work and how companies can improve their interview processes. “If you’re trying to hire … continue reading
Microsoft is expanding its developer toolbox. The company announced R Tools for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova Update 7. R Tools for Visual Studio is being released as a public preview for developers. According to the company, R is one of the most popular statistical and data analysis languages in use, … continue reading
Programming languages don’t have to be boring; they can be fun, bright and colorful! One GitHub project aims reinvent what it means to be a programming language. Emojicode is an open-source object orientated programming language the uses emojis. “Emojicode aims to be the first high-level programming language that uses Emojis to structure the program and … continue reading
