programming
What is the Swift programming language?
What is the Swift programming language?
Apple’s purpose-built language works across iOS, macOS, iPadOS and more
24 Mar 2021
16 top BBC micro:bit projects
16 top BBC micro:bit projects
Learn everything from beginner projects to challenges for confident coders
12 Mar 2021
PowerShell vs CMD: Unlocking the Power of Windows
PowerShell vs CMD: Unlocking the Power of Windows
We explore the power of Powershell and why it's a worthy successor to the command line interface
12 Feb 2021
How to become a computer programmer without a degree
How to become a computer programmer without a degree
You could kickstart your career with an online certification or by self-learning a programming language
12 Jan 2021
The best UK coding and app development courses
The best UK coding and app development courses
Use your time at home to learn the skills needed to get a better job
11 Jan 2021
Python founder Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft
Python founder Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft
He joins the firm’s Developer Division as Python breaks into the top two most popular languages for the first time
13 Nov 2020
Facebook donates £1 million to support Bletchley Park’s survival
Facebook donates £1 million to support Bletchley Park’s survival
The donation mitigates some of the worst consequences of a severe revenue shortfall projected for 2020
13 Oct 2020
Learn to code online with these six websites
Learn to code online with these six websites
These courses can help you launch a career in coding or enhance your existing skills
28 Sep 2020
Should you learn to code?
Should you learn to code?
With the rise of low code application development services, is becoming a programmer still the steady job path it used to be?
28 Sep 2020
Apple is the latest to strip racist undertones from coding
Apple is the latest to strip racist undertones from coding
Apple will no longer use terms like “master” and “slave” in its coding, products or APIs
17 Jul 2020
The ultimate guide to becoming a programmer
The ultimate guide to becoming a programmer
If you’re interested in a career in programming, here’s your guide to getting started
15 Jul 2020
Whatever happened to the 1980s coding heroes?
Whatever happened to the 1980s coding heroes?
They founded an industry – sometimes before even leaving school. So what happened to the brilliant bedroom coders of the eighties?
14 Jul 2020
Developers welcome major overhaul to GitHub's support documentation
Developers welcome major overhaul to GitHub's support documentation
The docs.github.com platform brings together support documents for both beginners and advanced users under one roof
2 Jul 2020
Codota raises $12 million in its quest to help coders create better software
Codota raises $12 million in its quest to help coders create better software
Codota helps developers code faster, and with fewer errors
27 Apr 2020
How to learn Emacs
How to learn Emacs
This tool may be old, but it's the Swiss-army knife of software
22 Apr 2020
WHO collaborates with Big Tech for mega COVID-19 hackathon
WHO collaborates with Big Tech for mega COVID-19 hackathon
Developers are invited to join the industry-wide effort to help communities and businesses through the pandemic
25 Mar 2020
Home Office glitch sees Y2K bug strike 20-years later
Home Office glitch sees Y2K bug strike 20-years later
101-year-old man's date of birth interpreted as 2019 by Settled Status app
13 Feb 2020
UK developers are most contented in the world, finds report
UK developers are most contented in the world, finds report
Java and Javascript named most popular languages, with YouTube as top learning tool
29 Jan 2020
Github launches ‘Patreon for coders’
Github launches ‘Patreon for coders’
Github Sponsor tool allow fans to financially support open source devs
24 May 2019
Fixing tech's image problem
Fixing tech's image problem
How to get the next generation of workers on board with the next generation of technology
19 Mar 2019
Windows 10 begins early testing for major 2020 upgrade
Windows 10 begins early testing for major 2020 upgrade
Earlier-than-expected beta testing comes in the wake of Microsoft's April 2018 and October 2018 rollout disasters
15 Feb 2019
Mozilla to use Ubisoft AI to stamp out bugs before release
Mozilla to use Ubisoft AI to stamp out bugs before release
Integrating the gaming firm’s Clever-Commit coding assistant will aim to iron out flaws that human developers miss
13 Feb 2019
Android sets out roadmap for 64-bit app requirement
Android sets out roadmap for 64-bit app requirement
Developers have been told all apps and updates must have 64-bit CPU support by 2021
16 Jan 2019