"The Top Programming Languages 2023 > Python and SQL are on top, but old languages shouldn’t be forgotten"
#Python #SQL #ProgrammingLanguage
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-top-programming-languages-2023
From #IEEESpectrum

The top ten #programming languages. Back in 2003 I started messing around in #python , a couple of years later some colleagues told me I should use only #java as Python was of no value... I think they got the wrong langauge, the one I used in school #comal was in the end of less use.

#ieeespectrum

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-top-programming-languages-2023

#IEEE #IEEESpectrum #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Mastodon #OS #FOSS #OpenSource

w/ @silona @ieeespectrum

IEEE Spectrum explaining the rise of the Fediverse and Twitter's Meltdown.

"Decentralized Social Media Rises as Twitter Melts Down Mastodon is just the start—here comes the Fediverse"

https://spectrum.ieee.org/mastodon-social-media

The many innovations that came from Xerox Alto: Ethernet, GUI, SmallTalk, WYSIWYG word processing (MS Word), DynaBook (tablet computer), HyperCard, PostScript.

#IEEESpectrum #XeroxAlto

https://spectrum.ieee.org/xerox-alto

Fantastic #IEEESpectrum article on the Xerox Alto personal computer and the many innovations that came from it to revolutionize personal computing.

Bonus: the article has gorgeous photos of the Alto in use at Xerox in the 1970s.

#XeroxAlto

https://spectrum.ieee.org/xerox-alto

Fun article about building #riscv cores from discrete logic chips.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/build-a-riscv-cpu-from-scratch

#computerengineering #ieeespectrum #ieee

If this had only come out last week, everyone who heard me in the keynote interview at S4x23 would have a more ready answer to "Who is that dude?"

This will appear in the March edition of IEEE Spectrum, and is online now:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/eugene-h-spafford-profile-cybersecurity

#IEEESpectrum #S4x23 #CERIAS

"In the fall of 1967, Sharp debuted the R-1000, a commercial microwave with a new feature that’s still more or less with us: a bicycle bell that dinged when the cooking time ended." From a delightful #IEEESpectrum article on classic microwave ovens. https://spectrum.ieee.org/microwave-oven

Gorgeous cut-open photographs of electronic components that show what they're made of and how they work. Sold me right there! I got to see this "Open Circuits" book ASAP. #IEEESpectrum #bookstodon #books https://spectrum.ieee.org/open-circuits

New by me at #IEEESpectrum: The Panopticon vs the Capitol Rioters. I read and analyzed over a thousand January 6 charging documents to discover how heavily investigators of the deadly siege relied upon digital apps, technologies, and services in their hunt for attackers. https://spectrum.ieee.org/capitol-riot

«Transformer Stockpiles—and Grids—Come Under Threat» via @ieeespectrum #IEEEspectrum #ElectricalGrid #UkraineInfrastructure #Infrastructure #ElectricalTransmission #ElectricalTransformers #Ukraine. «Even if there is no electricity, the light of our faith in ourselves will not be put out.» - Zelensky

https://spectrum.ieee.org/transformer-stockpiles

"Why Functional Programming Should Be the Future of Software Development", Charles Scalfani, IEEE Spectrum, December 2022, https://spectrum.ieee.org/functional-programming #FP #FunctionalProgramming #IEEE #IEEESpectrum

"Why Functional Programming Should Be the Future of Software Development", Charles Scalfani, IEEE Spectrum, December 2022, https://spectrum.ieee.org/functional-programming #FP #FunctionalProgramming #IEEE #IEEESpectrum

Scaling Back a Catastrophic Quantum Compute Glitch Related to Cosmic Rays by Nearly 500,000x https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-computing-cosmic-rays by @cqchoi for #IEEEspectrum

This is a visual explanation why mass produced batteries still have a long way to go before becoming competitive with gasoline or diesel when we measure the energy density. This doesn't mean we should keep using oil. Source: IEEE Spectrum

#ev #electricvehicle #battery #energydensity #ieeespectrum

Neural networks can achieve superhuman performance in many tasks, but these AI systems can suddenly and completely forget what they have learned if asked to absorb new memories. Now a new study reveals a novel way for neural networks to undergo sleep-like phases and help prevent such amnesia.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/catastrophic-forgetting-deep-learning

by @cqchoi for #IEEESpectrum

Quantum Computing Researchers Discover a New Quantum AND Gate -- new fundamental operation could dramatically slash overhead for quantum-computing applications: https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-and-gate for #IEEESpectrum

A new prototype "quantum microscope" may one day analyze matter with unprecedented detail, researchers say. The novel device may one day probe the performance of next-generation atomically thin 2-D electronics, and run MRI scans on molecules to help gain key insights for medical breakthroughs -- a story by me for #IEEESpectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-microscope-nanoscale-mri

Cool. IEEE Spectrum writes up about a IEEE site devoted to real-life robots.

#IEEE #IEEESpectrum #Technology #Engineering #Robots

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-software/explore-the-worlds-coolest-robots-all-in-one-place

The site itself is at https://robots.ieee.org/