Overview: C and C++ remain the most important languages for fast, low-memory embedded devices. Newer languages like Rust and ...

When the FORTRAN programming language debuted in 1957, it transformed how scientists and engineers programmed computers.

To arrive at a language late is to see it without the forgiving haze of sentimentality that comes with imprinting—the fond willingness to overlook a flaw as a quirk. What I saw ...