Windows 11 Store gets Ninite-style multi-app installer feature

The Microsoft Store on the web now lets you create a multi-app install package on Windows 11 that installs multiple ...

How to configure SMTP server in Windows Server Step by Step

An SMTP server allows you to send, receive, and forward email messages between users. Learn how to configure SMTP server in ...
InfoWorld

C, C++, Java vie for second place in language popularity

While Python continues to be the runaway leader in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity, C, C++, and Java are engaged in a fierce battle for second place. Currently in fifth place, ...
Wired

Keep Your Old Laptop Alive by Installing ChromeOS Flex

Google offers a free, lightweight operating system that essentially turns any machine into a Chromebook. It's a great way to keep an aging computer in service longer. Because the software is simple ...
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Java 25: Oracle’s Big-Tent Release—and a Clearer Roadmap for What’s Next

Oracle’s Java team sat down with me last week for a fast-moving briefing on Java 25 and the broader direction of the platform. The headline: JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new ...
InfoQ

Java 25, the Next LTS Release, Delivers Finalized Features and Focus on Performance and Runtime

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article dives into the happens-before ...
PC Magazine

K7 Total Security Review: A Sprawling Security Suite of Uneven Effectiveness

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...
Computer Weekly

Businesses say they are getting four Oracle Java audits a year

A survey of IT asset managers (ITAM) and software asset managers (SAM) in organisations that use Java has revealed that the majority have experienced an Oracle Java audit in the past three years. The ...
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What Computer Science Skills You Need to Succeed

Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.
Wired

Esoteric Programming Languages Are Fun—Until They Kill the Joke

Some programming languages helped send humans to the moon, some are cooking up new leukemia drugs, and some exist just to fuck with you. Brainfuck is a minimalist “esoteric language,” or “esolang,” ...
Science Daily

New computer language helps spot hidden pollutants

Biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants at breakneck speed -- without requiring them to code. Biologists and chemists have a new ...