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Southwest Airlines just made a confession that may make customers weep

Perhaps it takes a new CEO for an airline to admit its technological failings.

January 15, 2022 by Chris Matyszczyk

These are the absolute best Linux distros for programming

Are you a programmer, engineer, or system administrator looking to maximize your computer's use? Then, you need the best Linux distro for programming. We chose Fedora because it pushes Linux's limits and possesses the latest open-source software.

September 15, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Programming language security: These are the worst bugs for each top language

C++ and PHP have far more high-severity security flaws than programming languages like JavaScript and Python.

December 15, 2020 by Liam Tung

Microsoft: We're creating a new Rust-like programming language for secure coding

Microsoft's Project Verona involves creating a new language for "safe infrastructure programming" to be open-sourced soon.

December 2, 2019 by Liam Tung

Salesforce: Why we ditched Python for Google's Go language in Einstein Analytics

Salesforce explains why Google's Go programming language is a better fit than Python and C for Einstein Analytics.

October 8, 2019 by Liam Tung

Programming languages: Kotlin rises fastest but JavaScript lures millions more developers

JavaScript extends its lead as the world's most popular programming language, followed by Python and Java.

April 17, 2020 by Liam Tung

The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed

On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin.

October 5, 2008 by Jason Hiner

Microsoft: We want you to learn Python programming language for free

Microsoft's new free video course helps aspiring programmers learn Python... and then build AI apps on Azure.

September 20, 2019 by Liam Tung

Google's Angular, Apple's Swift: Meet the decade's fastest-growing developer tech

Developer tools from Apple and Google have had the most dramatic impact on developers of any technology.

November 14, 2017 by Liam Tung

Scrabble ownership and the public domain

As reported recently, Facebook has been asked by Hasbro and Mattel to remove the "Scrabulous" game from its web site. Hasbro and Mattel jointly own the rights to the "Scrabble" game, something that most people have at some point in their lives played at least once.

January 17, 2008 by John Carroll