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  Google says 'Go' to new programming language

  Google announced the first stable release of its new programming language -- dubbed "Go" -- on Wednesday, providing an initial base of support for new projects and applications. Binaries have been released for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and OS X.

  By Jon Gold | 30 March, 2012 08:22

  Tags: application development, Google, Google Go, programming, programming language, software

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  Perl creator hints at imminent Perl 6 release

  In his annual "State of the Onion" speech at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference (OSCON), Perl creator Larry Wall hinted that the long-awaited version 6 of the Perl programming language might finally be released soon. He also ruminated about the effect that Perl 6 would have, once it is released.

  By Joab Jackson | 23 July, 2010 19:59

  Tags: application development, Larry Wall, open source, Perl 6, programming language, software

• Google Go captures developers' imaginations

  Less than four months after its unveiling at an early, experimental stage, Google Go looks promising to developers who say it offers significant improvements over other programming languages.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 01 March, 2010 07:50

  Tags: Google, Google Go, programming language, software development

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  New Groovy cozies up to Java, SQL

  The new version of the Groovy programming language aims to make life easier for programmers who work with Java and SQL, the language's developers note.

  By Joab Jackson | 07 January, 2010 07:45

  Tags: groovy, Java, programming, programming language, software development, SpringSource, sql

• Microsoft's top developers prefer old-school coding methods

  Microsoft has done more to popularize graphical programming than any other vendor. The company's development tools, led by Visual Basic and Visual Studio, have been used by millions of software developers over the past two decades.

  By Eric Lai | 27 November, 2009 22:25

  Tags: Microsoft, programming language

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  Microsoft extends access to C#, CLI

  Microsoft is extending its "Community Promise" patent licensing to C# programs and Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), enabling open source usage of the technologies without fear of any reprisals.

  By Paul Krill | 08 July, 2009 09:37

  Tags: C#, CLI, Microsoft, programming language, software development