Microsoft’s version of BASIC was one of the first programming languages that the general public came into contact with, ...

In 1977, Commodore licensed BASIC for $25,000 as a one-time payment, securing perpetual use without royalties.

That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600.

Microsoft releases a public preview of Rust/WinRT for Rust programming language developers to test.

Krysta Svore, who led development of Microsoft software designed to work on quantum computers, says the key advantage to having a programming language that works in a simulation environment is ...

Microsoft has widened its net beyond .NET in its stable of programming languages. Explore the top languages for advancing your career.

Microsoft used to say 'Windows Everywhere' and 'Where do you want to go today?' -- now the firm advocates any app, any platform and any developer... at the software engineering level at least. So ...

Microsoft is becoming a sponsor of the coding school 42 Wolfsburg. The tech company will participate in the development of the curriculum for automotive software and mobility ecosystems, among other ...

Github, low-coders & Microsoft have forever changed programming – and business strategy. Github and low-code/no-code have leveled the technology playing field. Now anyone can "program" for ...

Microsoft has widened its net beyond .NET in its stable of programming languages. Explore the top languages for advancing your career.