APIs are application programming interfaces. They are pieces of software that act as a bridge between one application and another application, piece of hardware or database of information, for example ...

Sightline developer Tomáš ‘Frooxius’ Mariančík has released a major update for his collaborative ‘world engine’ NeosVR which adds an incredibly cool multi-user visual programming interface, so you and ...

The last time I checked, software was meant to be used. In order for software to be used, it needs to be useful to those who have not perused all the texts required for a Ph.D. in Computer Science--as ...

Everyone has an opinion about user interfaces. The trouble is, most people don’t have enough experience to back those opinions up. Among PC and Mac users worldwide, most use one platform regularly and ...

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You could say reactive programming is like functional programming with superpowers. Let's take a look at this dynamic programming style. Reactive programming is an important facet of modern software ...

Software has never looked cooler, but user interface design and user experience have taken a sharp turn for the worse. When we first got the personal computer, we didn’t worry much about how things ...

“A growing shortage of skilled labor requires the further simplification of automation and programming, especially among small and medium-size enterprises where complexity is seen as a major barrier ...

A proprietary, “no programming” user interface allows operators of PRODUCTIVE ROBOTICS’ seven-axis, OB7 cobots to teach the device to perform tasks by showing it each step of a job. The ...