If you thought that C is the kind of language that only 60-year-old white men know, think again. Yeah, it’s the dinosaur among today’s programming languages. But it’s still alive and kicking in more ...

At a Computer Science Education Seminar talk Thursday, C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup shared his thoughts on the role of C++ and what needs fixing in programming education. C++, a programming language ...

We ran a piece last year summarizing an IEEE study of programming-language popularity based on job listings. This article fostered conversation, including debates about whether the languages IEEE used ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

How can you tell professional programmers from fly-by-night coders? It's all about attention to the fundamentals. It may not have a sexy name like Python, but the C programming language has stood the ...

Programming language C might be 48 years old, but it's still hugely relevant for developers today and, by one measure, still more popular than Python. That's according to Tiobe's January 2020 language ...

Microsoft Research is open sourcing the project to help extend the C language, while also aiming to make it more secure and reliable. A new project, dubbed Checked C, has emerged from Microsoft ...

Zig is a popular systems-oriented language that is serious about replacing C. Here's what you need to know about Zig. The Zig programming language continues its gradual advance into the world of ...

BARR-C:2018 is fully harmonized with MISRA C:2012. Many firmware developers choose to combine bug-killing stylistic rules from the BARR-C standard with safety guidelines from MISRA C. BARR-C:2018 is ...

MISRA C 2023 has been released! As a member of the MISRA C working group, Parasoft contributes to the MISRA C standard. The MISRA organization had me in deep anticipation for this release after MISRA ...