Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

How a discontinued legacy sparked a modern language built to last for decades — Ring emerged after Microsoft canceled Visual FoxPro. I’m glad I had the opportunity to contribute to improving the Ring ...

Elon Musk believes traditional coding could become unnecessary by the end of the year as AI advances toward creating ...

May 2026 TIOBE Index keeps Python #1 as Java edges past C++. R climbs to #8, and Paul Jansen says statistical tools are consolidating around Python and R.

A hot potato: Generative AI is disrupting a lot of areas, especially the programming industry. For a while now, tech leaders have claimed that the technology can make anyone a coder, and that kids don ...

The rise of vibe coding tools is changing how developers build software, turning ideas into working applications faster than ever. Instead of writing every line manually, developers can now describe ...

The White House is pushing hardware and software makers to build their products using programming languages with internally-engineered guardrails that prevent hackers from peering into the inner ...

IBM has revamped its quantum computing programming tools so developers can use a more streamlined approach to run experiments and access quantum circuits. The tools, IBM Quantum Composer and IBM ...

From the creator of Hack, the language behind Facebook's business logic, comes a closed-loop coding agent that turns ...

A new year begins, and a new page opens for software development. Companies worldwide have seen how a technological tool—be it a mobile application or a website—became their best ally when it comes to ...

From supply chain management systems and productivity suites to machine learning models, it’s undeniable that software-powered innovation has become a key driver of the digital economy. According to a ...

From IDE plugins to external chatbots and running LLMs locally, these new and emerging tools are bringing the generative AI revolution to R. My previous article focused on some of the best tools for ...