Kotlin could overtake Java on Android next year!
Now that Google has endorsed Kotlin for Android development, Java-based mobile developers could become dinosaurs! Kotlin is on its way to overtaking Java on that...
New Bitcoin Malware Attacks Copy and Paste Their Way to Co-Opted Currency
Bitcoin is breaking records. As noted by Business Insider, the cryptocurrency hit an all-time high on Nov. 1, 2017, and its bull run shows no sign...
10 Fascinating Facts About the World Wide Web on Its 25th Birthday
“Go figure out what that World Wide Web thing is.” Ironically, that was my first newspaper assignment. I’m still trying to untangle the infinite tunneling...
CloudFlare Wants to Make DDoS Attacks a Thing of the Past
DDoS attacks have been happening for ages. In recent years, they’ve increased in both frequency and impact. Whole swaths of the U.S. lost Internet connectivity...
Why Python and C# can’t displace Java, C, or C++?
Although Java, C, and C++ have seen drops in language popularity, they once again remain atop the Tiobe language popularity index, which uses the number of...
Google launches security features while report shows iOS threats outpacing Android
Google has cracked down on security with the launch of Play Protect and other new defense mechanisms while a report has been released which shows...
Python slinks past C, Java and C++ to top IEEE 2017 language list
Python has topped the charts as the top programming language of 2017, according to the latest ranking from IEEE Spectrum. The language, which continues to...
JavaScript for squares: The incredible rise of TypeScript
The web needed a freewheeling programming language like JavaScript, but now it’s time to set some rules. JavaScript may be the language of the web,...
The road to Java 9: Modular Java finally gets OK’d
Modularity, a key but highly controversial feature of the upcoming Java 9 release, looks to be back on track with the Java community’s adoption of a...
Hackers can now decrypt satellite phone calls(satellite communications) in ‘real time’ within a fraction of a second
Researchers have uncovered a new attack method that can make encryption used in satellite communications unsecure....