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The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program

The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so ...

Orange Crabs in the Machine: How Rust is rewriting the rules of modern software

At RustConf 2025 in Seattle, Microsoft, Amazon, and the broader developer community marked key milestones for Rust — an ...

Want to build on Bill Gates? Microsoft open-sourced the original code written by the company founder - now it's over to you

Microsoft open-sourced Bill Gates’ 1976 6502 BASIC interpreter, showcasing early programming features and its historical role ...
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Code Switch

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...