ITworld.com – Listen to the column Automating Programmers, or visit our Podcast Center to hear more by James Gaskin. Too many companies have become software developers by accident. A program here, a ...

I just had to comment.In a recent Ask the Headhunter ("I, Programmer," 8/23/2007), my friend Nick Corcodilos worries about Gordon Morrison's "new" approach to software development: Use more automation ...

An MIT and Intel research team has developed an algorithm capable of creating algorithms. And before we start fantasizing about Skynet and other apocalyptic dystopias, all this really means is the ...

This week an anonymous male programmer at an unnamed company admitted something rather controversial online – he's automated his 40-hour a week job to the point where he only works 2 hours from home, ...

Redmond, Wash.—Eliminating the need for manual device programming, Data I/O Corp. is introducing a self-contained and automated device programmer that fits on a desktop. The company's patents-pending ...

Linux scripting automates repetitive tasks like converting file formats and can save hours of work. You can find and adapt scripts online easily, with plenty of resources and guides available.

Just six months after joining Apple, Sal Soghoian's job was already on the line. In July of 1997, then-CEO Gil Amelio had just been ousted and the company's stock was plummeting. To right the ship, ...

Overview:Programming languages with simple syntax allow faster learning and practical application for beginnersLow-level programming languages provide high perf ...