First computer programmers were women; they figured it out without manuals. Dec. 4, 2007 — -- At 83, Betty Jean Jennings Bartik -- a devoted bridge player and grandmother of five -- had a secret ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about innovation, the future of work and remote work. The future of programming and AI is more nuanced than headlines ...

Have computer programmers innovated themselves out of a job? That’s the fear driving theories that AI will remove the need for humans who can write computer code. Today's most sophisticated large ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Why aren't there more female software developers in Silicon Valley? James Damore, the Google engineer fired for criticising the ...

Matthias Endler, a former backend engineer and programmer at travel booking site Trivago, has compiled 15 traits that make a great programmer in his blog. The key is to always go to the primary source ...

Open Source software is nothing new to many. It is free computer software that is made available along with its code. The person or organization that created the open-source software makes it ...

An increasing amount of programming is being conducted by non-professional programmers, a new IDC study has found. Of the 18.5 million software developers in the world, about 7.5 million — roughly 40 ...

It’s easy to forget how much work goes into making a videogame, particularly the AAA kind. We tend to associate games with one or two visionaries – the Miyamotos, the Levines, the Kojimas – while ...