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Microsoft unveils the F# programming language

September 29, 2008 6:39am PDT

Tony Patton kicks the tires on the September 2008 Community Technology Preview of F#. Read his brief overview of the programming lanaguage's features and environment.

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Tips on choosing a programming language to learn

November 24, 2009 3:42am PST

If you're interested in learning a new programming language, Justin James suggests asking yourself five questions that will help you pick the one that best suits your needs.

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What type of programming language do you prefer?

May 21, 2009 9:15am PDT

Justin James has used various programming languages and says he has come to appreciate different aspects of each one. Tell us in the forums what type of programming language you prefer.

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Strategies for learning programming languages - what works and what doesn't

May 12, 2009 6:16pm PDT

Learning another programming language can be a great way to help take your development career to the next level. Justin James tells which techniques for learning programming languages have and...

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Programming language choices for an IT manager

October 7, 2011 4:01pm PDT

Justin James answers a TechRepublic reader's questions about what programming languages to learn and the best way to learn those skills.

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Are programming language minutiae necessary?

April 7, 2009 3:52am PDT

Justin James asks: Why clog a programming language spec with minutiae that don't offer any technical benefits? While he isn't calling for an "anti-minutiae revolution," he would like to hear what...

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The programming language which wrote the universe

February 19, 2007 7:20am PST

Which programming language not only reigns supreme, but is actually preferred by Supreme Beings? As always, xkcd has the answer.

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How do I... Get started using the F# programming language

June 8, 2007 7:32am PDT

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download. F# (pronounced F Sharp) is a functional programming language based upon OCaml. It was developed by Microsoft's Microsoft Research...

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What are your top five programming languages?

December 14, 2007 12:33pm PST

Here's a little exercise I'd like all of you who do any programming to try. First, list your top five programming languages, in terms of your expertise (how well you know the language, not...

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Web development using Go

February 23, 2011 9:34am PST

Go has enjoyed unusually rapid adoption and popularity among developers. Here are some highlights of using this programming language.

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How do I... Perform translations with Perl and Babel Fish?

October 4, 2007 12:19pm PDT

You can add real-time translation to your Perl application through a neat CPAN module called WWW::Babelfish. This article shows how you can use WWW::Babelfish to translate text between 15+...

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Programming news: Code Contracts for .NET, Appcelerator's latest Titanium release, the dangers of OOP

March 2, 2009 4:41am PST

Read news stories about Code Contracts, Titanium, object-oriented programming, Visual Studio 2010's UI, support for universities to teach COBOL, Serena Software's sweepstakes, and more. Also, get...

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Bignum arithmetic and premature optimization

July 22, 2008 11:19am PDT

What does Knuth's statement, "premature optimization is the root of all evil," mean for security?

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Review: The Ruby Programming Language lacks real-world code examples

July 24, 2009 10:54am PDT

Justin James is disappointed that the authors of O'Reilly's The Ruby Programming Language didn't prepare him to write a real application. Read his book review for more details.

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Programming news: Silverlight 3 and Lunascape 5.1 are released

July 13, 2009 11:22am PDT

Read about the releases Silverlight 3 and Lunascape browser 5.1. You'll also get highlights about Microsoft's new career portal for developers, predictions about Azure pricing, and results from...

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Programming news: Mozilla Service Week, Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation

September 14, 2009 9:55am PDT

News highlights include information about online Java training courses, Doloto, Telerik's two free TFS tools, Scala 2.7.6, Silverlight 4, and more.

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Programming news: iPhone development emergency guide, Embarcadero's great deal

July 27, 2009 10:28am PDT

Get highlights about these releases: Dryad, Iliad, Ruby 1.9.1-p243, Ruby 1.9.2 preview 1, Rails 2.3.3, IronPython 2.0.2, Bing#, Gestalt, and the JIRA Connector for Jama Contour. Also, learn about...

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Programming news: Java EE 6, ECMAScript 5, Ruby on Rails 2.3.5

December 14, 2009 9:46am PST

Read about IronPython 2.6, Ruby on Rails on Azure, Rubinius 1 RC1, Vedea, Python 2.7 alpha 1, Mono 2.4.3, Ruby 1.9 security hole, uTest, and more.

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Programming news: Groovy 1.6, mod_perlite, LyteRAD, tech training

March 9, 2009 4:38am PDT

Read about Microsoft's Elevate America program, Xpert-Timer time tracking software, new papers in ACM's Hall of Fame, the expansion of the Intel Academic Community, Groovy 1.6, mod_perlite, and more.

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Why it's impossible to become a programming expert

May 27, 2008 10:02am PDT

Justin James discusses how the pace of change in the technology industry has made it nearly impossible to specialize in much or become an expert in anything.

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