Computers need programming languages to function. That’s just a simple fact of life. However, these languages didn’t just spring up out of nowhere. They were developed by people for explicit purposes.

The evolution of computer programming has been largely independent of actual computer evolution. ­Languages such as C++ have lived through many generations of computers, and although they’ve surely ...

For the rest of the history of modern programming languages -- because C was really just the beginning! -- check out the infographic below. You can click it to zoom in.

Next month, if you walk into any Target store across the country, browsing one of the main hubs of mass American consumerism, you'll find a board game that teaches the fundamentals of computer ...

Software is a messy business. Last March the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation publicly abandoned a $170 million software overhaul because of unforeseen technical problems. Even when big projects ...

Creating synthetic life could be easily within our grasp soon based on a comparison with the evolution of computer chips. Computer programming and gene synthesis appear to share little in common. But ...