This 30-Year-Old Code Keeps the Internet Running

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

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

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

Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language

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 ...
How-To Geek on MSN

The surprising reason JavaScript is the best language for beginners

For many reasons, including those I’ve already covered, JavaScript is a very popular programming language. In fact, according ...

Stack Overflow launches AI Assist chatbot for developers

Stack Exchange Inc., the company behind the leading developer resource Stack Overflow, today announced the public launch of ...
InfoWorld

Seven coding domains no developer really understands

Maybe you do truly understand one or two of these areas of coding mystery. Most of your fellow programmers are faking it.
Communications of the ACM

Program Comprehension as a Central Skill in CS Education in the Era of Generative AI

In the GenAI era, program comprehension is not just another skill in the toolbox; it is the toolbox itself. It enables learners to move beyond passive acceptance of AI outputs, guiding them to ...
IEEE

Fast PCB Stack-Up Optimization Using Integer Programming

Abstract: This article presents a flexible and efficient methodology to optimize stack-up for multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs) with enormous search space and various design constraints. PCB ...