That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open ...

Q–I used to like to write my own programs on MS-DOS-based computers using the QBasic programming language built into the operating system. I did this for the challenge rather than because I needed ...

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. Each month, we examine ...

The Microsoft Corp. has created a version of the Basic programming language, called Visual Basic, that promises to make it much easier for businesses to develop customized applications of Windows and ...

Microsoft plans to provide programmers with an interim version of its Visual Studio 2005 development tool and to release its server-based speech software next week. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is ...

Alex Foyt is already a veteran of creating online games at the age of 12, boasting 98 titles in six years, including a survival challenge that involves dodging carrots and chickens falling from the ...

Software to be formally introduced later this year will link the Ruby programming language and the open-source Ruby on Rails Web framework to Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2005 application development ...

Whether you're writing the next hit computer game or creating a simple drawing program, you may need to know where a user's mouse cursor lies on the computer screen. Visual Basic developers have a ...

At a developer conference next week, Microsoft will hand out a "technology preview" of the development tool as well as release new software. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...