If you asked a group of 100 developers which is the best programming language, chances are good that most of them would give you a variation on the same answer: It depends. Read on for more.
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For the first time since initial publication in 2017, Microsoft has updated its guidance for the .NET language strategy. There are no major changes but the idea is to make it more discoverable.
Researchers at MIT have developed 'Twist', a new programming language specifically for quantum computing. It could help eliminate bugs, "purify" data, and simplify data entanglement issues.
The Rust programming language has celebrated its sixth birthday since the launch of version 1.0 on May 15, 2015. The language has been a success to date as it has been adopted by well-known firms.
The April 2021 edition of the TIOBE index showcasing the popularity of programming languages is now live. Surprises include Fortran being ranked 20th and Assembly Language breaking the top 10 barrier.
The Rust Foundation has been established to act as the steward for the increasingly popular programming language Rust. Its backers include AWS, Huawei, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla.
The TIOBE Index has put Python as the second most popular programming language, replacing Java. It's the first time in nearly 20 years that the TIOBE Index is not reporting C and Java in the top two.
The Swift programming language is finally available on Windows 10 and is at a point "where early adopters can start using Swift to build real experiences". Toolchain images can now be downloaded.
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Apple has announced the availability of its general purpose programming language Swift 4. The update will please programmers which hate migrating their source code to new versions of languages.
The Swift open source code is now available for download. Apple's own platforms plus Linux are supported but it has left it to Microsoft or others to port the language to Windows.
Joe Duffy, the leader of an operating system incubation project at Microsoft, has written the first details of a new set of “systems programming” extensions to C# that's been in the works for 4 years.
PureBasic is a native 32 bit and 64 bit programming language based on established BASIC rules. The key features of PureBasic are portability, the production of very fast and highly optimized
Microsoft wants to have more programming language support for Windows 8 and is encouraging PC developers to port their languages to the new version of the WinRT platform.
