Microsoft, which calls its Excel spreadsheet a programming language, reports that an effort called LAMBDA to make it even more of a programming language is paying off, recently being deemed Turing ...

Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman have won this year’s Turing Award, ...

We lost a titan of programming languages, programming methodology, software engineering and hardware design. Niklaus Wirth passed away on the first of January. We mourn a pioneer, colleague, mentor ...