Originally very close to the machine, now computer programming languages take advantage of multiple layers of abstraction and make developers very productive.
Various approaches that reflect the needs of the time are developed and adopted.
Object oriented programming, integrated development environments, testing and deployment suits.
With time, through the decades, we’ve become able to produce computer code of increasing complexity and reliability, to the point that when major online platforms are unavailable today, it is worthy of prime time news.
Quantum computers will require a completely different approach and programming paradigm.
AI systems will likely help in keeping developers productive, and possibly will be able to develop an intuitive understanding of quantum systems, which is beyond our reach.
Recently I was able to observe a team member exerting real violence on software tools that he was using for completely unintended purposes. Why?...
Our desire to understand is boundless. We reach out with our robots in the solar system and with astronomical instruments all across the universe...
Podcasts allow you to continue with numerous types of daily activities, while at the same time listening to interesting long form content made available...
