Meet Wyvern, a polyglot programming language for the web
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have created a new programming language called Wyvern that lets developers write web applications using the right language…
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There’s a crucial point at the heart of the journalists-and-coding brouhaha — it’s about the future
The debate over whether journalists need to code is a lot like the argument over whether bloggers are journalists — a sign of how quickly the field is being disrupted, and of how much we still have left to learn
Google and Raspberry Pi join forces to create Coder
Google has joined forces with Raspberry Pi to create an open-source educational programming platform, Coder.
Circa looks at news the way other companies look at code — as something to build with
Instead of trying to fit everything into a traditional story, Circa looks at facts as “objects” which can then be stacked together in whatever order is necessary — creating a much more efficient way of delivering the news.
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iPad has potential as programming teaching tool, if Apple would let it
Forward-thinking educators are looking to the iPad as a cheap, powerful and creative learning tool. Some use it specifically to introduce programming to young students. But Apple has yet to fully embrace this endeavor, despite its founder’s passion for “the intersection of liberal arts and technology.”
For GILD, a good programmer shouldn’t be hard to find
For GILD, recruiting is more than a pile of resumes or a referral from a friend. The startup is trying to turn hiring into a science, and is gaining a following among programmers from San Francisco to Katmandu.
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WWDC 2011: 5 Programming terms explained for non-programmers
With WWDC well underway, you might have heard a few words related to computer programming that even Mac experts have trouble understanding, but it happens to the best of us. Here’s a quick glossary of the programming terms that are probably most likely to confuse.
The NYT API: Newspaper as Platform
There’s been a lot of chatter about the newspaper industry in recent weeks — about whether newspaper companies should find something like…
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Seattle Xcoders Coverage: Golden % Braeburn
I had the opportunity to attend the July 10th meeting of Seattle Xcoders (a local group where Mac OS X Cocoa programmers…
Book Review: Cocoa® Programming for Mac® OS X, Third Edition
Addison Wesley Professional started shipping the Third Edition of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X by Aaron Hillegass this month. Hillegass’ book…
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Using Subversion with Xcode 3.0
When you’re coding a huge project in Xcode, and you’ve written all of this awesome stuff, it’s almost done, and the big…
Open Thread: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?
While perhaps only our geekiest readers have a favorite programming language, it’s a useful question since so many web workers do know…
