The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.

Every other programming language has to grapple with how HTML has redefined computing over the past 30-plus years. So many “pure” programming languages automate the production of more and more ...

With AI's rise, effective communication in English is now vital for programming, shifting focus from coding syntax to clarity and context. In case you haven’t noticed, the pedantic annoying ...

Programming languages and tools are built around assumptions about natural-language skills — in particular, that users can read and write in English.

Large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI's GPT-4 and its successors have made this possible. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been equally vocal about the potential of English for coding.

This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob.

For decades, fierce debates have raged over the benefits of different programming languages over others: Java vs. C++; Python vs. Ruby; Flask vs. Django. While often waged with fervor by computer ...