Programming Linux: A Beginner's Guide is designed for newcomers to Linux programming. It explains how to program the BASH and TCSH shells and how to program Gnome and KDE GUI. In addition, readers ...

This Q&A is part of a biweekly series of posts highlighting common questions encountered by technophiles and answered by users at Stack Exchange, a free, community-powered network of 80+ Q&A sites. I ...

I know C++, but for windows, and I have not programmed it in quite a while. But I'd like to learn how to program C++ on the linux platform. Can someone point me in the right direction? Since most ...

The Unix underpinnings of Mac OS make it feel familiar and accessible to programmers used to working in Unix-like environments. Apple’s Xcode IDE and other development tools are thoughtfully crafted ...

Intel, one of the first mainstream companies to endorse the Linux operating system, will release programming tools Thursday to make Linux programs run better on its chips. The chipmaker plans to ...

Developers and schools will love the programming tools they'll be able to run on Chromebooks now, Google says at its Google I/O show. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Microsoft's recent move to open-source its once Windows-exclusive PowerShell appears to paying off, with the language now popping up in the top 50 of the Tiobe index of the world's most popular ...

Although Linux receives a lot of praise as a rock-solid server and, recently, as an up-and-coming desktop, games have never been its strong suit. Sure, we all have our favorite diversions; I've spent ...