Newer languages might soak up all the glory, but these die-hard languages have their place. Here are eight languages developers still use daily, and what they’re good for. The computer revolution has ...

Since 2013, there have been metaphorically for programmers to build annual rankings of the world’s most popular programming languages. The rankings have traditionally relied on public signals such as ...

Most new Amazon Echo devices are powered by Amazon’s Linux-based Vega operating system. But older models shipped with a custom version of Android that’s been locked down to make them feel more like an ...

Rollercoaster Tycoon wasn’t the most fashionable computer game out there in 1999. But if you took a look beneath the pixels—the rickety rides, the crowds of hungry, thirsty, barfing people (and the ...

What if you could strip away the layers of abstraction that operating systems impose and interact directly with your computer’s hardware? Imagine crafting a program where every instruction is executed ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

For years, Android users have knocked iOS for being a "walled garden," with the iPhone locking users into Apple's ecosystem and limiting how far they can stray outside of the company's guidelines.

OnePlus is making a considerable change with its Android 16 update which will require users to fill out an application before having the ability to unlock their bootloader. In a post this week, ...

Low-code and modular programming environments are transforming PLC programming, with vendors providing pre-packaged libraries and objects that eliminate traditional IEC-61131-3 style coding, allowing ...

Samsung is blocking its phones' bootloaders with the upcoming One UI 8 update. A recent report from an XDA Developers contributor says that Samsung has started disabling bootloader unlocking on ...

A toggle that would let Samsung owners install custom software has disappeared on phones shipping with the new OS, and One UI 8 beta builds for the Galaxy S25. A toggle that would let Samsung owners ...

Early testers noticed that the "OEM Unlocking" option, which allows users to unlock the bootloader, is missing on both the Galaxy S25 Ultra One UI 8 beta build. It is also absent on the pre-installed ...