The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It's also dangerously difficult to remove.

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, ...

I make short, to-the-point online math tutorials. I struggled with math growing up and have been able to use those ...

At QCon London 2026, Yinka Omole, Lead Software Engineer at Personio, presented a session exploring a recurring dilemma engineers face, whether to spend time mastering the newest technologies and ...

Most web designers will be fine. Many secretaries won’t. Women largely hold the most vulnerable occupations. Look up your job ...

An obituary of Tony Hoare, a pioneer and one of the greatest programmers in the early history of computing.

Elon Musk’s xAI has brought on board Indian-origin developer Aman Gottumukkala, the founder of Firebender, as part of its ...

Ten years ago, the advice was unanimous: major in computer science. It was the career of the future — high-paying, in demand and only growing more important. No one doubted the narrative. So I ...

On the rainy evening of March 4, film enthusiasts packed into theater five of Ithaca’s own independent movie theater, Cinemapolis. Instead of watching a new release like the other theaters in the ...

We've uploaded a fruit fly. We took the @FlyWireNews connectome of the fruit fly brain, applied a simple neuron model ( @Philip_Shiu Nature 2024) and used it to control a MuJoCo physics-simulated body ...

The history of computing has primarily revolved around physical materials. From the silicon transistors of the mid-20th century to today’s powerful H100 GPU clusters, we have based intelligence on ...

Community members assisted with preservation work at Titcomb House Feb. 23 in Farmington.