To arrive at a language late is to see it without the forgiving haze of sentimentality that comes with imprinting—the fond willingness to overlook a flaw as a quirk. What I saw ...

When the FORTRAN programming language debuted in 1957, it transformed how scientists and engineers programmed computers.

There’s a persistent stereotype that developers don’t have friends, don’t go outside, don’t attend social events, and don’t ...