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A recent survey of software engineers conducted by Hired has brought new insights into the state of programming languages in 2019. 98,000 developers participated in the survey to vote on various topics, including the most loved and hated programming languages and the results are quite surprising. The survey revealed that PHP is the most hated programming language with 19% of developers disliking it. The second most […]
A survey conducted by HackerRank, a popular competitive programming platform, found JavaScript to be the most popular programming language for 2018. The survey was taken by 71,000 developers across the world in which 73% claimed to be proficient in JavaScript. The scripting language has thus replaced Java which took the top spot last year. In 2017, only 66% of developers said they knew […]
Gone are the days when low storage space on smartphones was a major issue faced by every user. Today, smartphones are shipped with more and more onboard storage. Regardless of it, if you often find yourself struggling with low storage space issue on your iPhone, here’s some good news. An update to the upcoming Swift 5 programming […]
GitHub Classroom is a teacher-specific tool by the code sharing and collaboration platform, which automates repository creation and access control. It makes it easy for teachers to distribute starter code and collect assignments in one place. Under the hood, GitHub Classroom uses organizations to store course content and student assignments. Adding further to its functionalities, GitHub has […]
Coding is a skill that every kid needs to get exposed to. However, children with visual impairment face a tough time grasping the concepts of programming when they are taught in a traditional classroom. To make programming easier for children who are blind or have low vision, Microsoft has announced the Code Jumper — a tethered hardware device designed to […]
After spending months in Beta version, Scratch 3.0 has been finally released. It brings major changes such as support for tablets and implementation of an HTML, CSS, and JavaScript-based extension system instead of the previously used Flash. This visual programming language was created to teach kids how to code. After more than a decade since its launch in 2007, […]
This year, GitHub has seen increasing enthusiasm among the coders towards “more statically typed languages” that are focused on type safety and interoperability. The top spot was occupied by Kotlin, whereas TypeScript and Rust gained a significant pace this year. Besides these, HCl, a human-readable language for DevOps has seen twice the number of contributors using this […]
Like every year, here is the opportunity once again to learn coding in Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code conducted by Google. Students from all over the world can take part in a variety of programming challenges through super cool activities and learn how to code without having any experience in computer science subjects. […]
Bugs and exploits like Heartbleed, WannaCry, and Zero-Day might seem unrelated at first glance, but all of them stem from an issue that is common in popular coding languages like C and C++. According to a report by Motherboard, this issue belongs to a category of errors called “memory unsafety,” which exists in decades-old programming languages like […]
Samaira Mehta, a 10-year old coder, is the new sensation in the Silicon Valley. With her programming skills, she has founded a company named CoderBunnyz that develops games for children to teach them coding. As reported by the Business Insider, her skills have made top companies like Google and Microsoft to feature her in their […]
A small team of students AI coders from Fast.ai, a small unit that offers free online courses for machine learning, just beat Google researchers by creating a better performing AI algorithm. These coders are part-time students at Fast.ai who are simply enthusiastic about machine learning and seek a career in data science. The code created […]
Python is once again the top programming language, according to IEEE Spectrum’s fifth interactive ranking for leading languages that was released recently. Spectrum ranks the languages by weighting and combining 11 metrics from 9 sources. The main feature of this ranking is that it is interactive and offers 5 ranking for 4 different platforms. Platforms: […]
When it comes to free resources to learn programming, GitHub’s new Learning Lab is getting popularity among the coding enthusiasts. The code hosting service launched this service earlier this year to help people use GitHub in a better way. The very first offerings of GitHub’s Learning Lab included topics like Introduction to GitHub, GitHub Pages, […]
The news of Microsoft buying GitHub has created dissatisfaction among developers, and many of them are now looking for alternatives. In case you are one of them, here is good news for you. One of GitHub’s biggest rivals, GitLab, has seized this opportunity to attract even more developers to its platform by making its premium […]
Google has launched a coding app named ‘Grasshoppers’ for beginners to help them learn how to code. Created by a team of programmers in Google’s incubator for experimental products, Area 120, this app will teach learners how to write JavaScript. Grasshopper is aimed at helping people to get familiarized with the basics of JavaScript and core […]
It’s a known fact that there is a lack of gender diversity in the tech industry. While the companies and independent organizations are working to promote an open and inclusive environment, a lot of work needs to be done. However, a recent report from HackerRank suggests that things are slowly changing and the gender gap […]
The online version control and code distribution platform Github has suffered a series of massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, causing service disruption by forcing its website Github.com to go offline. In the first phase of the attack, Github’s website suffered a shocking 1.35 terabits per second (Tbps) spike while in the second phase Github’s network […]
RetDec is a retargetable machine-code decompiler based on LLVM. The decompiler is not limited to any particular target architecture, operating system, or executable file format: Supported file formats: ELF, PE, Mach-O, COFF, AR (archive), Intel HEX, and raw machine code. Supported architectures (32b only): Intel x86, ARM, MIPS, PIC32, and PowerPC. Features: Static analysis of executable […]
Most of the fields in the tech industry demand a regular learning from you as they are dynamic in nature. You need to be up-to-date with the latest trends and make sure that your skillset matches the needs of your target industry. For developers, this change becomes even more necessary. For example, today’s mobile app […]
At its Ignite Conference, in late September, Microsoft listed Quantum Computing among three key technologies which are going to change the tech industry as we know it. The company also announced its plans to release a new programming language for quantum computers later this year. 2017 is about to end and that day has come. […]
Imagine a scenario where a programmer needs to follow a couple of tried and tested procedures to write code that becomes a part of a bigger program that needs some insightful contribution from another programmer. So, is the first programmer really needed? Can’t we find a robotic replacement for the same? In the past, GitHub […]