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Gitty up: 12 things other than programming code that are managed on GitHub

The popular platform for open source software is increasingly being used to share, manage and crowdsource things other than coderead more

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Ouch! 7 historical decisions that continue to pain programmers

Some of the choices made in the design of programming languages and operating systems years ago which may have seemed inconsequential at the time continue to haunt developers todayread more

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Pants on fire: 9 lies that programmers tell themselves

Software developers, like everybody else, aren’t always honest with themselves. Here are some common untruths that they can come to believe are trueread more

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A method to the madness: How 13 programming languages got their names

Programming language names are usually pretty formulaic and boring, except when they’re not. Here are the inspirations behind some of the more creative onesread more

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Twittering! The first tweets of 20 tech titans

In honor of Twitter’s recent birthday, relive the first time some of the best-known names in technology tried tweetingread more

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Show me the ROI: The 10 computer science programs with the biggest payoff

New data reveal which schools offer the best dollar-for-dollar return on your investment in a computer science degree in 2014read more

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Exposing the source: 13 pieces of classic software whose code is now accessible

The source code behind proprietary software doesn’t always remain hidden forever. Here are a baker’s dozen examples where the code behind well-known applications has come to lightread more

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History's 15 most popular computer scientists

The MIT Media Lab uses Wikipedia data to rank which computer scientists have made the biggest impressions globally over timeread more

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GOTO 50: 7 ways to celebrate BASIC’s golden anniversary

The language that helped make programming accessible to everyone is turning 50. Here are 7 ways to mark this historic occasionread more

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REM 14 historic BASIC implementations

50 years after its creation, here’s a look back at some of the most notable implementations of the BASIC programming languageread more

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Best starter programming language? Compiling 8 top developer picks

Programmers weigh in on why each of these popular first coding languages is the best one for beginnersread more

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Willkommen software engineers! 10 countries that pay you what you're worth

Programmers are generally well compensated all over the world these days, but these nations pay their developers the mostread more

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Superclass: 14 of the world’s best living programmers

When developers discuss who the world’s top programmer is, these names tend to come up a lotread more

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Just their type: 10 keyboards beloved by programmers

Software developers can become quite attached to the keyboards they use to bang out code all day. Here are some models that have significant coder followingsread more

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Reading, writing and refactoring: How 7 forward-thinking countries are...

The importance of knowing how to program is reflected in the increasing number of countries teaching computer science in elementary schoolread more

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