We programmers are lucky to be working today. I say this because there are so many excellent programming languages from which to choose, especially in the Open Source world. One of the most ...

If the thought of diving into yet another hot new technology gives you a headache, I sympathize. I’ve stuck mainly to PHP and Perl for years, happily ignoring most other development fads. However, I’m ...

Every few years something significant happens in the land of computer programming. In my opinion the Ruby computer language is such a landmark. Over the years I have seen programmer productivity go up ...