Functional language based on ‘content-addressed code’ promises to simplify distributed programming and eliminate builds and ...

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 ...

We now extend Fun and Core with two new features: algebraic data and codata types. Algebraic data types are familiar from most typed functional programming languages. Algebraic codata types [Hagino ...

Spade is an open-source hardware description language (HDL) developed at Linköping University, Sweden. Other HDLs you might have heard of include Verilog and VHDL. Hardware engineers use HDLs to ...

Once I started thinking about the apocalypse, it was hard to stop. An unsettling encounter with the doomsday clock that hangs over New York City’s Union Square got me frantically searching WikiHow for ...

Built on top of Erlang, Elixir makes it easier to write good functional programming code and harder to mess it up. Here's a first look at this language on the rise. Elixir is one of the most ...

Abstract: Dexterous Functional Grasping (DFG) is the crucial first step for humanoid robots to perform generalized manipulation tasks. However, enabling robots to learn language-guided DFG skills in ...

The world of technology is constantly evolving, and programming languages are at the heart. With countless options available, it can be overwhelming to choose the correct programming language for your ...

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Keʻalohi Wang is a freelance writer from Kailua Kona, Hawaiʻi. She has a background in content creating, social media management, and marketing for small businesses. An English Major from University ...