Programming languages are tools that help developers communicate with computers and build everything from apps to AI systems.

John Resig of jQuery fame outlines why Khan Academy decided to offer JavaScript as their first computer language. With video, of course. Khan Academy, the wildly successful series of free ...

Earlier this month, ITworld blogger Matthew Mombrea wrote an interesting post about which programming language is the best one to learn first (his choice: Java or C#). Not surprisingly, it generated ...

The list of languages compiling to JavaScript is about to welcome newcomer Imba, a speedy language for the Web. Currently in a late-beta stage, Imba is the brainchild of developer Sindre Aarsaether, ...