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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- Tim Bray, co-inventor of XML and Sun Microsystems' director of Web technologies, hosted a lively post-Script Bowl panel discussion on the future of dynamic scripting languages ...

What is a Programming Language? Programming is the process of creating a set of instructions that a computer can understand and execute. These instructions tell the computer how to perform specific ...

Tim Bray, co-inventor of XML and Sun Microsystems' director of Web technologies, hosted a lively post-Script Bowl panel discussion on the future of dynamic scripting languages at this year's JavaOne ...

Once considered simple toys by serious programmers, scripting languages are becoming first-class citizens in the world of corporate software development. Database giant Oracle is expected to announce ...

Coding is a pivotal skill in many aspects of today's technology-driven society and it holds growing significance for many jobseekers and students, including those contemplating a career in ...

Three years ago, I wrote an article for JavaWorld called “Java Scripting Languages: Which Is Right for You?” When I collected the interpreters to compare, I tried to choose ones that seemed a good fit ...

Session types have emerged as a rigorous formalism for specifying and verifying communication protocols in concurrent systems. They provide a structured approach to ensuring that interactions among ...

The most common programming languages on the Web include HyperText Markup Language, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets and PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. Some are used in conjunction with each other ...

How would it change data and integration if a programming language could differentiate between other languages, based on data type? This week, Carnegie Mellon University unveiled the first stage of ...