Spark creator bags computing gong for making big data a little bit smaller

When Zaharia started work on Spark around 2010, analyzing "big data" generally meant using MapReduce, the Java-based ...
MIT Technology Review

Redefining the future of software engineering

Software engineering has experienced two seismic shifts this century. First was the rise of the open source movement, which ...

TIOBE Index for April 2026: C Gains Again While Rust Loses Some Steam

April 2026 TIOBE Index shows Python still leading, C strengthening in second, and Rust sliding to #16, suggesting its climb ...

These fifth graders vibe coded a real-world Braille tool — and wowed their Microsoft teacher

The students in a computer science class at the Global Idea School, an independent, non-profit elementary school in Redmond, ...

CodeSignal’s University Ranking Report Reveals Higher Ed’s Blind Spot

CodeSignal's 2026 ranking measures what graduates can do, not where they studied. The results expose a growing gap between ...
NPR

Fresh Air

Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show ...