A while back, TheServerSide tackled the value of teaching Java as an introductory programming language. The author did a nice job of analyzing the language in terms of its features, its complexity and ...

I'm a Computer Science student, and it's currently July as I'm writing this article, meaning I'm on summer break. Though I'm working more than I do when college is in session and catching up on all ...

A few days ago I wrote a post about what programming language you should learn first for a career in programming. This sparked a lot of conversation (much of it on Google+ submitted without reading ...

That's probably one of the most popular questions from first-time learners, and it's something that educators debate as well. The thing is, you can ask ten programmers what the best language is to get ...