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Long before you were picking up Python and JavaScript, in the predawn darkness of May 1, 1964, a modest but pivotal moment in computing history unfolded at Dartmouth College. Mathematicians John G.

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

The programming language JavaScript emerged 25 years ago and has grown to become one of the most important pieces of the web and browser applications we use today. JavaScript is the go-to language for ...

More than any other programming tool, JavaScript has quite likely had the greatest impact on how individual users interact with the web. From interactivity to visual effects to extended functionality, ...

JavaScript has ascended to its highest position ever in the monthly Tiobe Index of language popularity, while Objective-C is on a downward slope. The index, which gauges popularity based on formula ...

JavaScript is king when it comes to measuring language usage via GitHub and Stack Overflow. The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings for this month have JavaScript, Java, and PHP topping the list.