Rollercoaster Tycoon wasn’t the most fashionable computer game out there in 1999. But if you took a look beneath the pixels—the rickety rides, the crowds of hungry, thirsty, barfing people (and the ...

We did an informal poll around the Hackaday bunker and decided that, for most of us, our favorite programming language is solder. However, [Stephen Cass] over at IEEE Spectrum released their annual ...

President Donald Trump plans to impose a 100% tariff on imported computer chips, a move experts warn could compel companies to pull back on production or hike prices. Details remain murky, and the ...

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led many companies to send their employees home to work remotely instead of in-person. This shift was made possible by the Internet and video-conferencing ...

Abstract: Tools based on the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) have improved the computer programming teaching process, automated feedback processes, facilitated program repair, and enabled ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.

What Is a Computer Virus? A computer virus is a program. Like other programs, it’s defined by what it does, and the big thing a virus does is replicate itself. The virus exists as a collection of ...

Two years ago, when visiting research colleagues in Uppsala, Sweden, we were asked a deceptively simple question: “What does it mean to program?” For context, one of us had just completed academic ...

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is starting to put together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) computer systems entirely off one of its oldest ...

At a White House Press briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the Kennedy Center. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, ...

More than a quarter of all computer programming jobs have vanished in the past two years, the worst downturn that industry has ever seen. Things are sufficiently abysmal that computer programming ...