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Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

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Bottom line: Recent advancements in AI systems have significantly improved their ability to recognize and analyze complex images. However, a new paper reveals that many state-of-the-art visual ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Through the looking glass: The .NET framework was originally developed by Microsoft in the early 2000s to simplify software development on Windows. The technology was later ported to other computing ...

From dynamic memory limits to faster collection classes, .NET 8 is packed with new features for building more performant, scalable, and secure applications. Microsoft’s .NET 8 arrived November 14 with ...

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