The C programming language has been alive and kicking since 1972, and it still reigns as one of the essential building blocks of our software-studded world. But what about the dozens of newer ...

SEE: C++ programming language: How it became the foundation for everything, and what’s next (free PDF) (TechRepublic) “I wanted to build a multi-computer system with a communication system ...

35-year-old programming language C++ is undergoing a revival, according to Tiobe Software, which says it is the fastest growing language of any right now. C++ is "doing very well", Tiobe CEO ...

1985: The first official reference guide for the C++ programming language is published. The author, Bjarne Stroustrup, is also the language’s creator. Stroustrup had been hacking away at his ...

How do I learn the C programming language on my Apple Mac? The C programming language has been around since the 1970s, but it has never gone out of style, and learning C is one of the best ...

Swift is more than 2.6x faster than Objective-C and more than 8.4x faster than Python. Swift 1.0 was released in September 2014. SEE: Apple’s Swift programming language: Cheat sheet (free PDF ...

We could probably debate forever which programming language is best to learn first—it could depend on your goals and other considerations. Mac developer Evan Miller, however, makes a strong case ...

The typical system had only 4 kwords. Ritchie modified B, which eventually became the C programming language. One major difference was C’s handling of pointers. C also had a character type.