Python is a popular programming language that’s great for beginners and useful for many jobs. You can find many free python ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

In the pre-large language model (LLM) Stack Overflow era, the challenge was discerning which code snippets to adopt and adapt effectively. Now, while generating code has become trivially easy, the ...

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...

Dr. Berg teaches philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Last spring, it became clear to me that over half the students in my large general education lecture course had used artificial ...

Abstract: Compared to other programming languages (e.g., Java), Python has more idioms to make Python code concise and efficient. Although Pythonic idioms are well accepted in the Python community, ...

Google Colab, also known as Colaboratory, is a free online tool from Google that lets you write and run Python code directly in your browser. It works like Jupyter Notebook but without the hassle of ...

In the era of vibe coding, when even professionals are pawning off their programming work on AI tools, Microsoft is throwing it all the way back to the language that launched a billion devices. On ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600. Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit ...

Microsoft has released the source code for the BASIC version it developed in 1976 for the MOS 6502 processor, a central component of many early home computers, The Register reports. As far back as ...

Looking back: Byte Magazine documented the dawn of personal computing in ways that still surprise, delight, and entertain. This interactive archive lets readers scroll, zoom, and click through every ...