The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block—Carbon.

Dennis Ritchie, the inventor of the programming language C and the co-inventor of the UNIX operating system has shuffled off this mortal coil. His contributions to contemporary computing are so ...

The crazy origin story of the C programming language, and how it became a success with the help of some incredibly slow computers.

Mastering the C programming language - a classic code environment used to build software, apps, and whole operating systems - is a great skill, and Mac OS X makes it easy to learn. Here's how to ...

We could probably debate forever which programming language is best to learn first—it could depend on your goals and other considerations. Mac developer Evan Miller, however, makes a strong case ...

The C language by far is the most popular programming language. C originated at Bell Labs while writing the first UNIX operating system for a DEC PDP-7 computer with only 8K bytes of memory by the ...

Not your typical way to learn a language, I know I know. Using a "research assistant" to learn a programming language you haven’t ever touched before sounds weird and unconventional. But hear me ...

Have you ever wondered if there is a correlation between a computer’s energy consumption and the choice of programming languages? Well, a group of Portuguese university researchers did and set ...

C++ programming language and safety: Here's where it goes next There's been a shift towards 'memory safe' languages. So, can updates to C++ help it catch up in the eyes of developers?