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Starting your programming journey is exciting, but it’s easy to fall into traps that slow down your progress. By understanding the common mistakes new programmers make, you’ll set yourself up for success right from the […]
Admittedly, it was the headline that caught my attention, and I’ve only briefly looked a bit into Julia. Of course, there is also more to a language than just speed, such as wealth of libraries, […]
Why is Python such a popular choice for programming beginners? Well, Python has a relatively simple syntax, making it a perfect option for anyone who is just starting out in the field of programming. Python […]
In Python (and any language that stores variables), a variable is a reserved memory location that stores a value. They are names that can be assigned a value and used to reference it throughout your […]
This was my first application written for work, back around 1987 or 1988, on a HP41CV programmable calculator. The problem it was solving, was for shift workers to be able to know what shift they’d […]
Professor Kathleen Booth, one of the last of the early British computing pioneers, has died. She was 100. In 1950, Kathleen and Andrew married, the same year that she got a PhD in applied mathematics, […]
Pushover is a simple push notification service that integrates easily into web apps like IFTTT, network monitoring systems, security cameras, shell scripts, IoT devices, and anything else that needs to send alerts. Especially on iOS, […]
When it comes to popular languages, the survey found Python topped the list, followed by three flavours of C (original, ++ and #), Java, SQL, and JavaScript. Beyond those seven, and popularity drops quickly: R, […]
I’ve only used the basics of RegEx but it can be very useful not only for advanced search and replace, but also pattern matching of URLs, parsing text, scanning directories or files in a program, […]
Wondering where software developers are – or aren’t – earning top dollar? Just look at a list of the leading outsourcers and their most popular outsourcing destinations. That’s the data that can be found in […]