For startup founders, picking the languages and frameworks that shape the core product will have major implications for as long as that product is around. Languages and frameworks determine the talent ...

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Edmond Lau, engineer at Quora: Having interviewed a few hundred candidates across Google, Ooyala, and Quora, I would contend that the situation is ...

Top coders have near limitless prospects when it comes to employment, or even opportunities to succeed in their own startups. In fact, learning to code is fast becoming a necessary life skill, with ...

Microsoft plans to enable the Python and Ruby languages to be used for client-side development of rich Internet applications that leverage the company’s Silverlight browser plug-in technology. The ...

If you want to get CTOs in a lather, ask them which programming language they recommend to build an advanced Web site. Jon Williams, CTO of Flat World Knowledge, recently spawned a red-hot thread on ...

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Ruby and Python's standard implementations make use of a Global Interpreter Lock. Justin James explains the major advantages and downsides of the GIL mechanism. Multithreading and parallel processing ...

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