Microsoft open-sourced the MS-BASIC language. Bill Gates would never have seen this coming back in the day. MS-BASIC 1.1 was many developers' first language. In 1976, they rebranded Altair BASIC to ...

A new year begins, and a new page opens for software development. Companies worldwide have seen how a technological tool—be it a mobile application or a website—became their best ally when it comes to ...

What is a software developer? A developer – also known as a programmer, coder or software engineer – is an IT professional who uses programming languages to create computer software. What do software ...

Software development continues to be a major source of revenue and growth for businesses of all sizes. The international market for software is currently worth more than $7.5 billion—and is predicted ...

A now-discontinued computer tool that allowed people to create their own software even if they didn’t have programming experience has been surprisingly influential. Last year I set out to build a ...

TK McDonald has 13+ years of experience as a financial advisor for the U.S. Army. She is currently a writer for District Media. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, ...

The profession is changing in another way, too. A growing share of the world’s engineers come from emerging markets. There is no standard definition of a developer, but one way to assess this is to ...