Creators of Python, Java, TypeScript, and SmallTalk Will Make a Joint Apperance for Charity

The creators of four programming languages will appear together onstage for a historic conversation on September 19th.

– Adele Goldberg — Smalltalk
– Guido Van Rossum — Python
– Anders Hejlsberg — Turbo Pascal, C#, TypeScript
– Jame… Continue reading Creators of Python, Java, TypeScript, and SmallTalk Will Make a Joint Apperance for Charity

Creators of Python, Java, TypeScript, and SmallTalk Will Make a Joint Appearance for Charity

The creators of four programming languages will appear together onstage for a historic conversation on September 19th.

– Adele Goldberg — Smalltalk
– Guido Van Rossum — Python
– Anders Hejlsberg — Turbo Pascal, C#, TypeScript
– Jame… Continue reading Creators of Python, Java, TypeScript, and SmallTalk Will Make a Joint Appearance for Charity

Is ‘CS In Every School’ the 2024 Presidential Campaign’s ‘Chicken In Every Pot’?

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:

During the U.S. presidential campaign of 1928, a circular published by the Republican Party claimed that if Herbert Hoover won there would be “a chicken in every pot”. Times change. When talk turned to educat… Continue reading Is ‘CS In Every School’ the 2024 Presidential Campaign’s ‘Chicken In Every Pot’?

Understanding how attackers exploit APIs is more important than ever

In this Help Net Security video, Andy Hornegold, Product Lead at Intruder, dives into API security and explores how several recent high-profile breaches were caused by simple failings – which didn’t require sophisticated security to prevent. The number… Continue reading Understanding how attackers exploit APIs is more important than ever

Rust Users Push Back as Popular ‘Serde’ Project Ships Precompiled Binaries

“Serde, a popular Rust (de)serialization project, has decided to ship its serde_derive macro as a precompiled binary,” reports Bleeping Computer.

“The move has generated a fair amount of push back among developers who worry about its future legal and… Continue reading Rust Users Push Back as Popular ‘Serde’ Project Ships Precompiled Binaries