From Java and ActiveX to Flash, Houdini, and Direct3D, these 1996 releases shaped how we build apps, sites, and games today.

PCWorld reports that Nvidia may cancel its MSRP program that incentivized partners to sell GPUs at recommended prices, potentially leading to higher graphics card costs. Rising memory prices and AI ...

Technological trends are often short-lived and have no lasting effect. New programming languages show up every year, promising faster builds and simpler syntax. Although many competitors have entered ...

Microsoft and Linux are adding AI and Rust to their pipelines. Microsoft is leaning much harder into AI development than Linux. Both are expanding Rust, but neither OS will be fully Rust soon.

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have invented a display technology for on-screen graphics that are both visible and haptic, meaning that they can be felt via touch. The screens are patterned with tiny ...

TIOBE Programming Index News – November 2025: C# Closes In on Java Your email has been sent The November 2025 TIOBE Index brings another twist below Python’s familiar lead. C solidifies its position ...

A new library, React Native Godot, enables developers to embed the open-source Godot Engine for 3D graphics within a React Native application. Enterprise development teams often have to balance the ...

WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a JavaScript API that enables hardware-accelerated 2D and 3D graphics directly in the browser via the HTML canvas. It powers tools like Google Maps, enables web-based ...

According to the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), the College of Engineering and Applied Science is taking a step toward advancing campus sustainability, thanks to the Integrated Teaching ...

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...

The College of Engineering and Applied Science is taking a step toward advancing campus sustainability, thanks to the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program’s new 3D printing recycling program. The ...

3D rendering—the process of converting three-dimensional models into two-dimensional images—is a foundational technology in computer graphics, widely used across gaming, film, virtual reality, and ...