Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Pioneering computer scientist Dennis Ritchie passed away yesterday at age 70 after battling a long ...

Computer scientist Dennis Ritchie wasn’t as famous as Steve Jobs, but his contributions to technology are at least as mammoth. Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs confirmed today that Ritchie died October 8th.

Programming languages are tools that help developers communicate with computers and build everything from apps to AI systems. Each was created with a unique purpose by brilliant minds who shaped ...

US National Security Agency recommends using memory safe programming languages instead of C/C++ when possible, because hackers frequently exploit memory issues. The creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup, ...

C++ programming language: How it became the invisible foundation for everything, and what’s next Your email has been sent Powerful, flexible, complex: The origins of C++ date back 40 years, yet it ...

C++ author Bjarne Straustrup criticized the US government, which urged developers to use «memory-safe» programming languages and avoid using vulnerable ones such as C++ and C. «I find it strange that ...