ZDNet

C++ programming language: Microsoft's VS Code extension is out with these new features

Microsoft has published a stable version of the C++ extension for its popular open-source cross-platform code editor, Visual Studio Code, with support for Arm-based computers and new productivity ...
ZDNet

Microsoft: We're creating a new Rust-like programming language for secure coding

Microsoft can't just throw away older Windows code, but the company's Project Verona aims to make older low-level components in Windows 10 more secure by integrating Mozilla-developed Rust. The ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft to push functional programming into the mainstream with F#

Microsoft has announced that support for the F# functional programming language will be fully integrated into Visual Studio. This marks a bold new commitment to facilitating functional programming on ...

Microsoft’s first-ever programming language was just open-sourced

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 ...
GeekWire

Microsoft and Code.org will use Minecraft to teach kids the basics of computer programming

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft touts functional programming with F#

Microsoft is boosting integration of functional programming with its Visual Studio 2008 software development platform. Improved integration is featured in a September Community Technology Preview of ...