Programming Languages

Experimental JavaScript compiler shakes up ideas about speed, simplicity

Higgs demonstrates how lazy code generation and other techniques improve compiler performance

5 developer features IE still lacks (and 6 it might add someday)

Some HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript features used in other browsers still haven't landed in Internet Explorer, to its detriment

12 predictions, 5 years: The future of programming

We gaze into our coding crystal ball to find the sure bets and intriguing developments to target in the next five years.

Experimental JavaScript compiler shakes up ideas about speed, simplicity

Higgs, an experimental JavaScript engine written in D, uses novel approaches to speed up JavaScript -- and could inspire similar projects

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison steps down as CEO, Catz, Hurd named co-CEOs

Ellison will become CTO and executive chairman of Oracle

Four ways Docker fundamentally changes application development

One of the most popular open source projects in history, Docker fundamentally shifts the way we think about building applications

3 make-or-break interview questions for developers

Code mastery is the tip of the iceberg for acing a programming job interview

Red Hat ventures into mobile app dev with FeedHenry buy

Fast guide to Google Go programming

Need a concise, simple, safe, and fast compiled language with wonderful concurrency features? Go with Google Go

3 make-or-break interview questions for developers

It's developer season at my company. Unlike with deer season, we’re hiring rather than shooting, though not all survive the interview process