It is sometimes common for beginners to confuse Java with JavaScript, however, these two programming languages are certainly not the same. JavaScript is a front-end development scripting language ...

I recently returned from JavaOne 2005 in San Francisco. The show was impressive for a number of reasons. The attendance seemed to be about 30% larger than last year's. The same could be said for the ...

What are the first steps when using multiple programming languages? What are the final steps needed with applications written in multiple languages? In Part 2 of this series, MathWorks' Heather Gorr ...

When Robert Martin talks, programmers listen. XP! Patterns! UML! Java! C++! OOD! SE! For most of the last 30 years, Martin has worked full time at the center of modern programming practice. His ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

Scripting languages, sometimes called “dynamic” languages, have become all the rage, in part because they let developers get a lot of work done with comparatively little code. This “bang for the buck” ...

Open source development tool GitHub released its annual ranking of programming languages. JavaScript claimed the top spot, a position its held since 2014. Most languages remained stagnant, with ...