The field of computer science has undeniably changed the world for virtually every single person by now. Certainly for you as Hackaday reader, but also for everyone around you, whether they’re working ...

Especially within the world of multi-threaded programming does atomic access become a crucial topic, as multiple execution contexts may seek to access the same memory locations at the same time. Yet ...

Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. today took the wraps off of Cg. Described as “C for graphics,” Cg is a new high-level graphics programming language and is being promoted not just as a solution for ...

Several technical advances have been achieved recently in the pursuit of powerful quantum computers. Now, Computer scientists have made an important breakthrough in the field of programming languages: ...

WebAssembly 3.0 adds support for compiling high-level programming languages, with 64-bit address spacing and the ability to declare multiple memories, among other improvements. WebAssembly (Wasm) 3.0, ...

The Ethereum network brought smart contracts into the blockchain space, making concepts like decentralized finance (DeFi) possible. Smart contracts can automatically execute processes once certain ...

What if you could strip away the layers of abstraction that operating systems impose and interact directly with your computer’s hardware? Imagine crafting a program where every instruction is executed ...