Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was ...

Specifically, it's a port of BASIC, the OS that founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen developed for use on the Intel ...

That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Programming quantum computers is becoming easier: computer scientists at ETH Zurich have designed the first programming language that can be used to program quantum computers as simply, reliably ...

Programming quantum computers is becoming easier: computer scientists at ETH Zurich have designed the first programming language that can be used to program quantum computers as simply, reliably ...

How do programming languages get created, and what goes into design decisions? This question was originally answered on Quora by Keno Fischer.

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That makes Scheme an excellent language for teaching programming, but a lousy one for a 15-year-old trying to figure out how to make a computer do stuff on his own.

Silq is, its creators claim, the world’s first high-level quantum computer programming language. Here's why it's so exciting for those working in the field.