The Citizen Developer. The Citizen Developer's Missing AI Manual. By Howard M. Cohen; October 30, 2025; When this column dropped in August 2023 with a post entitled "Artificial In ...

Computers need programming languages to function. That’s just a simple fact of life. However, these languages didn’t just ...

What is Purebasic for Mac? Purebasic for Mac is a native 32-bit and 64-bit BASIC compiler specifically designed for macOS. It combines the simplicity of the BASIC programming language with the ...

Swift remains the leading choice for iOS app programming in 2025. Objective-C is still relevant for legacy projects. Cross-platform tools, written in languages like JavaScript and Dart, are also in ...

The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects simply to a non-technical, business audience. Over… Group step-by-step ...

When Microsoft was founded 50 years ago this month, it wasn’t clear the company would last 50 weeks, much less 50 years. Since then, it’s grown from a three-person company with barely any revenue to ...

Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic. Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic. is a news writer focused on ...