There are many Internet lists of best programming and software engineering books. Amazon also has their list of best selling computer programming books. I’ve also blogged on the topic in the past: ...

There’s something about a book, whether physical or digital, that’s attractive to both programming newbies and seasoned experts. Maybe it’s how books function as snapshots of the truth, a fixed moment ...

Back in the day, we didn't have online tutorials, webcasts and StackOverflow to teach us new programming skills. We had to read books -- on paper! -- and it was good. I still keep copies of some ...

My son's uncle just gave him an old P2 laptop that his work was getting rid of. This thing is actually in decent condition and works great for playing the Reader Rabbit style learning games my wife ...

Figured this might be the best place to ask. I'm curious if there's any good books that give some detail on how and/or why some programming languages evolved the way they did, especially during the ...

Database Programming with C# explains the essentials of database programming to those familiar already with C#. Learn to exploit the VS.NET IDE to access data, and more. There's no doubt C# is here to ...

Learning to program your Mac is a great idea, and there are plenty of great (and mostly free) resources out there to help you learn coding. Codecademy is one of the most popular places for beginner ...

Ransomware is driving developer interest in cybersecurity while the Internet of Things and games development has spurred more interest in 35-year-old programming language C++, according to O'Reilly ...